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Editors Corner Just a few months ago, when asked what their largest challenge in business was, employers would respond ‘Hiring and retaining superior workers’.

COVID-19 has effectively obliterated this challenge.The unemployment rate in the United States will peak at 25%, rivaling the worst period of the Great Depression, Goldman Sachs warned last month.

The U.S. economy was already shifting toward more remote jobs even before the coronavirus pandemic struck. Now, with social distancing in place, working from home is more critical than ever.

What will happen once we return to the ‘new normal’? Will employers be more confident in their teams’ ability to work remotely and still be highly productive? And will they recognize that this is a valuable benefit they can offer to prospective employees?

I hope so. I remember the days when I worked for Intel, and needed some flexibility in my work schedule as a single mother. I felt productive, I just needed to be able to do an afterschool pick up, and then once returning to my home, I could continue working.With a position that involved communication regularly with other geographies, my work could take me well into the evening or even quite early in the morning. Most bosses I had during my tenure embraced this flexibility.

My last boss didn’t, and he helped me to leave the company to purchase this magazine. I thank him to this day, though his management skills left much to be desired.

There are just so many benefits to working at home, whether it is 1 day a week, or full time.The obvious advantage of remote work is that there is no need to commute to an actual workspace.The commute time to and from work each day for the average American is between 60-80 minutes, which can easily be eliminated with remote work.This is not just good for employees but it helps our environment.Take this statistic: In a study published last year, it estimated that if employees worked off-site even just half of the time, they would reduce the release of 54 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions into our atmosphere equal to 119 billion miles of highway driving.

That’s the equivalent of 640 million barrels of oil to the cost of a staggering $64 billion USD. For those employers thinking about allowing employees to work remotely, be assured that there are many, many examples of very successful businesses employing remote workers. Just to mention a few big names,American Express,Aetna, Hilton, Phillips,Thermo Fisher Scientific, Cisco, Johnson & Johnson,Wells Fargo, Grand Canyon University, Xerox,Amazon, and Dell all employ workers that don’t work on-site. And as we went to print, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that half of Facebook employees could work from home full-time within five to 10 years.Quantifiable benefits to allowing employees who can work from to do so, includes: Reduced Turnover - Companies that allow remote work have 25% lower employee turnover those that don’t.

Increased Productivity - 66% of remote workers say they are more productive now than when they worked on-site at a company. Further, 83% of employees feel they do not need an office to be productive. Many remote workers say that ridding themselves from being confined to a standard office environment increases focus.

Higher Job Satisfaction - 69% of millenials would give up other work benefits for a more flexible working space.

Until next issue, God bless everyone on the front lines fighting our COVID-19 battle. May we all be well on the road to recovery, medically, financially and spiritually. May we learn important lessons that will help make our planet a better place for our next generations. May we also prioritize manufacturing, particularly for the medical industry, coming back to the US.

Linda Daly, Publisher

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Announcements & Releases Utah COVID-19 Commercial Rental Assistance Program Utah small businesses that rent commercial property may receive pandemic relief from the Legislature.Today, following a legislative special session and appropriation, the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) announces the COVID-19 Commercial Rental Assistance Program.

As part of S.B. 3006, the COVID-19 Commercial Rental Assistance Program includes $40 million in commercial property rental assistance.

GOED will administer the grants providing rental relief to Utah small businesses — including nonprofits, sole proprietors, independent contractors and those that are self-employed — that have lost revenue as a result of measures taken to minimize the public’s exposure to COVID-19.

“The COVID-19 Commercial Rental Assistance Program will help many of Utah’s commercial property leasees in need of financial help because of the coronavirus pandemic,” saidVal Hale, GOED’s executive director.

“We thank the Legislature for allocating $40 million in federal CARES Act funds to the program and hope the grants that are distributed will help Utah small businesses get back on their feet as quickly as possible.”

The COVID-19 Commercial Rental Assistance Program was created on April 30, 2020, when Gov. Herbert signed S.B. 3006. Since then, GOED has worked to compile grant information, eligibility, required documentation, and to prepare an online application process.

To be eligible for the Commercial Rental Assistance Program, applicants must: • • • • •

Have a current lease on commercial property in the state of Utah Claim Utah as their principal place of business Be in operation with fewer than 100 employees on Feb. 15, 2020 Demonstrate at least a 50% loss of gross monthly revenue after March 1, 2020, as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic Not received funds from the COVID-19 Agricultural Operations Grant Program (funded with federal CARES Act monies)

An applicant determined to meet eligibility requirements will receive an amount, not to exceed $10,000, between 25% and 100% of a single month of its business lease amount. The percentage will be based on a formula that takes into account the company’s loss of gross revenue and whether the company received funds from the CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) managed by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

For applicants that did not receive PPP funds, grant amounts will be the lowest of 1) $10,000, or 2) 100% of monthly rent with a monthly gross revenue loss of 71% or more, or 3) 50% of monthly rent with a monthly gross revenue loss between 50% and 70%.

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For applicants that did receive PPP funds, grant amounts will be the lowest of 1) $5,000, or 2) 50% of monthly rent with a monthly gross revenue loss of 71% or more, or 3) 25% of monthly rent with a monthly gross revenue loss between 50% and 70%.

Qualifying businesses and nonprofits may apply at coronavirus.utah. gov beginning May 11, 2020, at 9 a.m. Completed applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The application process will remain open until all grant funds are used. A grant request is not a guarantee of funding.

To prepare for submitting applications on May 11, grant eligibility and required documentation are now available at coronavirus.utah.gov and on GOED’s website. GOED will begin mailing grant checks on May 15.

Please direct questions about the COVID-19 Commercial Rental Assistance Program to the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development at rentalgrant@utah.gov.

Benchmarking: “How Can We Do Better?”

“How can we do better?” is a question often asked on shop floors and in conference rooms. But how do we know what “better” means and how can we measure improvement?

Inherent in this question is the concept of benchmarking—the process of identifying, capturing, and evaluating data against oneself or an outside party. This data provides a basis for defining, measuring, and improving performance.Thus, benchmarking gives us a definition of “better” and a way we can measure improvement.

What should we be benchmarking?

As opportunities for benchmarking are numerous, companies must focus on metrics that drive profitability and value—performance metrics, processes, and strategic initiatives. Examples of such include, but are not limited to, the following: •Revenue forecasts and growth •Material, labor, and unit costs •Gross and operating margins •Returns on revenue, assets, and net worth •Current, quick, and debt-to-equity ratios •Inventory, accounts receivable, and working capital turnover •Production volume, downtime, and cost •Capacity, utilization, yield, and throughput •Defects, errors and rework rates •Production backlog •On-time delivery •Safety incidents •Employee turnover

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No matter the source of benchmarking data, the goal is to benchmark against the most current information available from companies like yours in terms of industry, size, and geographic territory.

What are the benefits of benchmarking?

Ultimately, the goal of benchmarking is to increase profitability and cash flow by: •Identifying opportunities to increase revenue, reduce costs, improve quality, and become more efficient •Gaining insight into strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats •Combating organizational complacency and the perception that current performance is acceptable •Moving beyond an assessment that is based solely on opinion by providing both qualitative and quantitative measures •Supporting the need for a transformation of processes or even an entire organization Where do I find benchmarking information?

When benchmarking internally, a company compares its current and projected performance against its own historical performance. The comparison of data is often day-over-day, month-over-month, or yearover-year.

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Conclusion Once you have identified the key metrics to benchmark, you can convert this information into higher profitability and cash flow by analyzing the data. Through understanding and addressing the gaps between your current performance and the benchmark, you will begin to increase profitability and cash flow, while answering the question, “How can we do better?” The practice of benchmarking also assists your leadership team in understanding and managing the key performance indicators that drive the value of your business.

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Future of Industry:While 41% of manufacturers are predicting a decrease in demand as a result of the outbreak, 91% are confident that the sector as a whole will recover.

Job Security: 56% of manufacturing companies have not laid off employees due to COVID-19, and 30% of companies are actively hiring.

Impact of Non-Essential Businesses: 64% of manufacturers report their business is affected by the shutdown orders impacting other non-essential businesses, with the transportation (77%), automotive (75%), construction (70%), and agricultural (69%) sectors most drastically affected.

Relief Efforts:While a majority (85%) of all companies surveyed report they have not shifted to produce supplies related to COVID-19 relief efforts, medical and healthcare, agricultural, and automotive manufacturers are leading the charge to produce PPE. A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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Financial Aid: 63% of manufacturing companies report having applied for financial assistance and of that group, 60% report they applied for the Paycheck Protection Program, 17% report they applied for Economic Injury Disaster Loans and 9% report they applied for Debt Relief and Express Bridge Loans from the Small Business Administration.

In-Demand Materials: In order to stabilize supply and keep production on schedule, manufacturers reported the most vital items to be personal protective equipment (42%), metals (37%), fabricated materials (29%), and machining tools and parts (27%).

METHODOLOGY The study was conducted online using Qualtrics. This survey was a follow up to the March survey and is the third installment in the series of surveys examining COVID-19’s impact on U.S. manufacturing.The survey polled over 1,000 North American suppliers with revenues spanning from less than $4.9 million to over $500 million. Click here to get a copy of the Thomas Industrial Survey: COVID-19’ Impact on North American Manufacturers.

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Not Quite A Car, Not Quite A Motorcycle: A Vehicle Built For One

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But there will always be companies that try to upend the status quo, powered by idealistic thinking and, ideally, deep pockets. One such company is set to take its shot this summer with a single-seat car called the Solo. A tiny, threewheeled electric, it will be available in Los Angeles later this year.“So many vehicles are being driven by one person,” said Paul Rivera, chief executive of the Solo’s manufacturer, ElectraMeccanica, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. “Why does everybody think they need to drive around and leave three or four empty seats?”

Nearly 90% of Americans who commute by car, truck, van or motorcycle drive alone, according to the Census Bureau. Positioning itself as a right-size alternative to hauling around all of that excess automotive tonnage, the Solo takes up about a quarter of the space of a typical SUV. It also looks like a car — at least from the front — with the usual hood, grille and headlights.Take a peek A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain•

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from behind, however, and it tapers down to just one wheel.

Technically, the Solo is a motorcycle, though it’s fully enclosed and drives like a car with a steering wheel and foot pedals. It has only one seat, but it’s accessible with doors on both sides. It also has a trunk, and amenities common to a full-size passenger vehicle, including Bluetooth stereo, air conditioning and a backup camera.

Having three wheels, it is not subject to the sorts of crash-testing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requires for street-legal, four-wheeled vehicles, but it does have a seatbelt and an integrated roll bar.

The Solo isn’t the first small, three-wheeled car to squeeze into the crowded automotive market. The Bond Bug, an angular British three-wheeler in pumpkin orange, went out of production in 1974, after four short years. Carver, based in the Netherlands, has been making different iterations of its leaning, three-wheeled “man-wide” vehicles since the 1990s. And the Corbin Sparrow, with its striking resemblance to Mother Hubbard’s shoe, failed to take off in any meaningful way after going into production in 1999.

“There’s been so many of these,” said Karl Brauer, executive publisher of Kelley Blue Book. “A lot of people want to solve the problem of clean, space-efficient, inexpensive personal transportation.”

The coronavirus is changing the transportation landscape in ways that seemed unthinkable even two months ago.

Public transportation ridership is plummeting throughout the country. Cars are suddenly unaffordable to millions who have lost jobs. And the threat of climate change remains very real.

So maybe — just maybe — the Solo has a chance. Arriving on the market when travelers are hesitant to touch what others have touched, it provides for social distancing. Priced at $18,500, it also costs about half as much as the current average sales price for a new passenger vehicle ($35,667 as of March 2020). And it has zero emissions, allowing for up to 100 miles of travel per charge at a top speed of 80 mph. It recharges with Level 1 or 2 chargers. The New York Times

RS Technologies Adds Utah Manufacturing Facility The Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) is pleased to announce that RS Technologies, Inc. (RS) will establish a manufacturing facility and office in Utah, creating up to 358 high-paying jobs in the next seven years.

A private company manufacturing its utility poles in Canada since 2003, RS has over 400 customers in more than 25 countries. RS’s poles are rugged, fire-resistant, and suitable for use in a wide range of transmission, distribution and communication applications. RS currently produces and distributes its ultra-resilient and reliable poles worldwide from its manufacturing facility inTilbury, Ontario, Canada.

“RS is excited about establishing its operations in Utah to supply more high-performance poles to the utility market,” stated

(303) 466-3777 foothillsmachinery.com Howard Elliott, president and CEO of RS. “The advantages of using an engineered product that excels in increasingly complex and challenging circumstances are becoming more apparent across North America. RS is pleased to be in a position to respond to growing market demand, and to do so from Utah.”

RS may earn up to 20% of the new state taxes it will pay over the seven-year life of the agreement in the form of a Utah Legislature-authorized Economic Development Tax Increment Finance (EDTIF) tax credit. The GOED Board has approved a post-performance tax credit not to exceed $777,670.

Each year that RS meets the criteria in its contract with the state, it will earn a portion of the total tax credit.

The Utah Legislature has authorized economic development incentives in the form of post-performance tax credits. Eligible companies work with the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development to outline specific performance criteria. Once GOED confirms those criteria have been met, according to statute (U.C.A. 63N-2-106(2)), companies can receive a refund of up to 30% of the state taxes they paid for up to 20 years. The contract with the state is post-performance; it only provides a state tax credit if the company meets its obligations.

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NASA inked $967 million in contracts funding three teams of companies developing landing systems that astronauts will use to transfer to and from the moon’s surface.

The lander is considered the last major component to be developed for NASA’s lunar return. NASA named the effort the Artemis program because it will land the first woman on the moon.

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The biggest award of $579 million went to the team led by Blue Origin, the Kent, Washington-based company founded by Jeff Bezos. The team includes Jefferson County-based Lockheed Martin Space as one of its major partners.

The company, a division of Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin Corp. is making the ascent system astronauts will use to return to a waiting Orion capsule floating on lunar orbit.

Lockheed Martin Space is NASA’s contractor designing and building Orion capsules, the spaceship specially designed for the agency’s missions to the moon and Mars.

The company’s involvement in Blue Origin’s lander team gave the proposal a “unique ability to leverage the Orion heritage system for the ascent vehicle,” said Lisa Watson-Morgan, program manager for NASA. The other two teams are led by Huntsville, Alabama-based Dynetics, which won a $253 million contract, and Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX, which won $135 million, NASA said.

The Blue Origin and Dynetics teams plan to use a Vulcan rocket made by Centennial-based United Launch Alliance to get their landing systems to the moon.

And in the case of the Blue Origin team, the proposal includes an uncrewed flight to test the landing system before astronaut fly the 2024 moon mission, NASA said.Each of the commercial teams is paying for some of their landers’ development, too.

The agency wants the lander it selects to be re-usable “over and over again” to make the investment part of a longterm, sustainable lunar presence.

The contracts announced last month run for 10 months. NASA will review the lander teams’ progress and expects to fund projects in another round of contracts before choosing a landing system for the 2024 mission.

SpaceX’s proposal involves a surface landing on the moon with the company’s “super heavy” Starship rocket, which is under development and designed to carry dozens of tons of cargo and people.

Sending the reusable rocket ship to the moon is part of the company’s larger vision of space exploration that will one day establish a sustained city on Mars, said Elon Musk , SpaceX’s founder and CEO. “Our country, and in fact the entire world, has been shaken by this coronavirus pandemic,” Bridenstine said. “We need to give people something to look up to and dream about, and something that can inspire not just the nation but the entire world. That’s what NASA does.”

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Colorado’s largest utility company is willing to spend $102 million expanding metro-area infrastructure for electric vehicles, but it wants state regulators to let it change how it bills for electricity as part of the process.

The PUC commissioners have said they’ll only accept a broader time-of-use rate structure that doesn’t increase what customers pay for electricity overall.

Xcel Energy Inc. submitted its first transportation electrification plan to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, the power company’s first time doing as required by a state law passed in 2019.

Xcel Energy has a request before the PUC to expand time-of-use rates across its customer base. PUC hearings on the request are scheduled for June 16-19.

The electrical utility, which serves 1.5 million customers mostly in the Denver metro area, forecasts quadrupling electric vehicles in its service area from about 24,000 to 100,000 electric cars and trucks by 2023.That’s the year Xcel predicts it will have completed its $102 million infrastructure investment.

Separately, the PUC will be taking public comment on the broader transportation electrification plan and will hold hearings on Xcel’s proposals later this year, said Terry Bote, spokesman for the PUC.

It foresees electric vehicle use a quadrupling again to more than 450,000 vehicles by 2030.

To make the electric vehicle plan work, though Xcel Energy argues it should be allowed to shift electricity rate structures to reward people for using electricity at off-peak demand times, which helps stabilize the electricity grid.

Xcel Energy has explored time-of-use rate structures for years, and four years ago started tests of pricing structure and the advanced meters that time-of-use billing requires. A few thousand homes in the metro area have been in pilot time-of-use tests voluntarily.

Xcel argues the total benefit to consumers, based on an analysis by Englewood-based consulting firm E3, values the grid benefits of electric vehicle charging at more than $3,589 per vehicle, and the scale of what Xcel Energy proposes would have an aggregate economic benefit to consumers of $1 billion.

On top of that, the electric vehicles would require 1.3 million fewer tons of carbon dioxide emissions to be generated than those same cars and trucks would create burning gas, Xcel estimates.

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Manufacturers are repurposing production and research competencies to support the war on COVID-19, and are offsetting disruption by transforming idle resources to deliver relevant and advanced medical solutions and protective gear.They are doing so in response to urgent needs to help the public.

The R&D tax credit, first enacted by Congress in 1981, incentivizes an enormous range of activities for companies of all sizes for work done within the United States. Many activities that manufacturing companies already engage in regularly can potentially qualify.

If businesses undertake certain innovations, repurposing, optimizations, ideation, or research into alternative methods that entail overcoming uncertainty in producing COVID-19 solutions, they may benefit from this tax incentive.But the credit continues to be underutilized by qualified companies and their business management teams primarily due to a misunderstanding of qualification and documentation requirements for federal and state credits, fear of triggering an IRS audit in the current or prior year tax returns, and the perception of the credits as being limited in scope or requiring new-to-the world innovations.

The R&D credit is available to taxpayers for incur incremental expenses for qualified research, such as: • •

Wages paid for qualified services.

Supplies used and consumed in the R&D process.

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Contractor fees up to 65% (for qualified research activities—QRAs—on the taxpayer’s behalf, regardless of the success of the research)d Basic research payments to qualified educational institutions and scientific research organizations.

To qualify for the R&D credit, the activity must meet four tests: 1. The activity must rely on science, such as engineering, computer science, biological science, or physical science.

2. The activity must relate to the development of new or improved functionality, performance, reliability, or quality features, including product or process designs that a firm develops for clients.

3. Technological uncertainty must exist at the outset of the activity.

4. A process of experimentation must be conducted to eliminate the technological uncertainty.This includes assessing a design through modeling or computational analysis and experimenting with engineering, mechanics, formulations, and materials.

Qualifying R&D activities as they apply to manufacturing industries generally fall into one of four general categories: New product development.

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Since the ASC only requires examination of expenses in the credit year and for the prior 3 years, it is a less burdensome.

While claiming the credit requires time, resources and expertise, it can also provide significant financial and operational benefits. Even companies currently operating at a loss may benefit because credits generated but not used can be carried back one year and forwarded up to 20 years. And if the company is acquired, the credits can be considered a valuable future asset in negotiating a selling price for the business.Ultimately, the final value of an R&D tax credit rests with its sustainability upon IRS examination. It is worthwhile for manufacturing companies to examine their internalprocesses and evaluate whether they might benefit from this generous tax credit, especially at a time when they need additional funds.By:Yair Holtzman

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Your ‘Must’ Go-To Company For AS9100 Certified Extremely Large Parts Manufactured With The Premier MAZAK INTEGREX E-1850V-12 GL Manufacturing is a relatively new company, just in its 3rd year of operation. The Veteran-owned company is already ISO and AS9100 certified, and they own the largest INTEGREX that Mazak manufactures. Just these two attributes make the company stand out.

John Kimball is the founder of GL Manufacturing. He is a machinist by trade, and the Kimball family owns Kimball Equipment Company, which is a dealer for mineral processing systems. In business since 1946, the company is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has 9 locations across several states (AZ, NV, CA and ID).The equipment Kimball Equipment sells is quite massive — it includes crushers and conveyors, and with resident engineering expertise, it designs and builds custom conveyors, chutes, hoppers, portable carriers, supporting structures, and more.

GL Manufacturing was formed for 3 main reasons: 1. To build parts for the equipment it has sold in the past that it can’t get from its manufacturers 2. To diversify into other industries, including aerospace and defense 3. To support customers who require very large, highly complex parts, manufactured efficiently John says, “Our team of approximately 150 employees across our family owned companies is quite talented.We do an exceptional job making very large complex parts for our Kimball business and for other dealers all around the world. As we looked for opportunities to diversify our customer base through GL Manufacturing, we knew AS9100 certification would be a key requirement, particularly for breaking into the aerospace industry. And though GL Manufacturing would be a start up company, we felt it would be better to get certified in the early years; we wouldn’t yet have bad habits that we needed to undo!” He adds that GL Manufacturing’s equipment and knowledge is well suited for machining parts such as engine blocks. He says, “Any customer who needs large steel parts processed quickly, we can support better than other shops because our INTEGREX is so highly efficient.”

John says, “Prior to opening GL Manufacturing and purchasing the MAZAK INTEGREX E-1850V/12, we were repairing parts and A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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making new parts for our mineral processing systems primarily using manual machining. Our parts can be as large as 72” in diameter, and they can weigh several tons. The Mazak INTEGREX E1850V/12 is increasing our efficiency dramatically; it takes 10% or less of the time on a given part on the Mazak than it takes with manual machining.”

turning operations and pallet-changing capabilities to productively process large, highly complex parts from a variety of work piece materials.” Clark says it is the largest INTEGREX Smith Machinery has sold to date.

John and his team were quite familiar with the Mazak machines. “We have some older machines at Kimball Equipment that we purchased used. Though we didn’t buy them from Smith Machinery, the dealer for the Mazak line here in Salt Lake City, we used them for our servicing needs. They’ve done such a good job for us over the years, and we really like the Mazak machines.” He continued, “When we made the decision to purchase a state-of-the-art in technology lathe, we did a lot of internal research on several machine tool brands, but we didn’t feel a need to bring in several machine tool dealers to hear their pitch. We went right for the Mazak and Smith Machinery.” Prior to the purchase, Clark’s team accompanied members of GL Manufacturing to 2 customers in San Diego who owned several INTEGREX E-1850V/12 machines. Clark says, “Both of these companies are building mission critical parts, and the shop tours helped the team at GL Manufacturing feel more comfortable about their purchase decision.”

Because the machine is able to perform all milling and turning operations in a single setup, companies like GL Manufacturing can reduce the problems (time and accuracy) that occur when moving heavy parts across multiple workstations, it also lowers work-inprocess inventory and boosts overall throughput. It is the future of manufacturing in the U.S.

Clark says, “It is such a pleasure to work with John and his team. I feel like we have some similarities in our businesses. Both started generations ago, and in fact, our fathers went to school together. I think we share values and respect for technology and quality products.”

He adds, “The INTEGREX E-1850V/12 Multi-Tasking machine is a very high-tech machine. It combines full 5-axis machining, vertical

He adds, “GL Manufacturing is unique in our area of the country.There are not many shops that specialize in large parts that have made the investment that John has. The companies in our area of the country who are machining very large parts are doing it with lower technology machines. The larger the part, the more difficult it is to meet the tolerances required.

The INTEGREX platforms ‘DONE-IN-ONE’ technology meets the growing demands of the customers, whether it’s 10” in diameter or 72” in diameter!”

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What’s next for GL Manufacturing? John says, “We are evaluating Mazak Integrex horizontal machining centers, and once we determine the best model for our business, that will be our next purchase.” He adds, “For the past decade, we have become very familiar with Smith Machinery’s excellent service capabilities.With the purchase of the Mazak Integrex, we have learned how superior their application support is.”

John says, “We love the two-pallet changer that comes standard on the machine. Our ability to set up and dial in on a part while another is running is invaluable.”

Clark says, “The team at GL Manufacturing went through extensive training on their Integrex, and in these couple of years where they have continued to gain expertise and efficiencies, they are now poised to support customers in other industries.” He adds, “The INTEGREX E-1850V/12 Multi-Tasking machine can cut metals that span aluminum and stainless steel, and then all the way to exotic metals including Inconel, Hastelloy and Titanium.”

He added, “Our INTEGREX has exceptional accuracy and everything works well.We haven’t even filled up the tool changer, which holds up to 120 tools.”

To learn more about Smith Machinery, a 60-year-old distributor for a variety of advanced manufacturing technologies, contact them at (801) 263-6403 or visit SmithMachineTools.com

Clark adds, “John and the team at GL Manufacturing added the high power coolant (variable pressure to 1000psi) option for their machine. Customers who purchase this option on their machines report a significant jump in their insert life and they say they are able to go up higher on speeds and feeds when drilling with a coolant fed drill.”

At GL, the mantra is ‘Prototype to Production, Complex Parts Are Our Specialty’. To learn more about how GL Manufacturing, an ISO 9001: 2015 / AS9100 Revision C certified company can machine your very large, complex parts, contact: Brady Tuckett, Sales Manager at 801-634-5894 or via Email: btuckett@ glmanufacture.com

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QualiChem, Inc. and Star Metal Fluids would like to thank all of our customers in Arizona and Utah who have responded to the call to help fight the COVID-19 virus.

We are aware that there are multiple companies in each state participating in programs that include COVID-19 test kits, personal protective equipment, and ventilator components. While most of these companies do not want to be singled out or recognized by name, we believe it important enough to the local manufacturing community that their contributions not go without thanks. Your friends, your neighbors, your peers, and perhaps in some cases, your competitors, are doing what they can to ensure we get back to a more normal way of life.

American manufacturers of all sizes, from all regions and industries, are stepping up to fight this invisible enemy. Whether redirecting resources toward production of open-source face shields, ventilator components, or test kits, Americans are heeding the call. And while we thank these manufacturers, it is more important to acknowledge the real heroes in this battle: the healthcare professionals, the pharmacists, the truckers, the grocery store employees, and all those who remain engaged with the public despite the risks.

Together, as Americans in all capacities, we will overcome. Thank you to everyone for doing their share.

Sincerely, The management teams at QualiChem, Inc. and Star Metal Fluids

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The coronavirus pandemic that has forced many to stay at home and thrown millions out of work hasn’t stopped Lockheed Martin Space from bringing on hundreds of new employees in recent weeks.

The Jefferson County-based aerospace company is hiring to fill hundreds of other local jobs and about 1,200 nationally, so it hasn’t slowed its recruiting.

“National security doesn’t stop, and we play a critical role in that for our customers,” said Renu Aggarwal, the company’s director of global talent acquisition.

Lockheed Martin Space hired and started 148 new employees from March 23 through April 10. It has another 250 new recruits who have accepted new positions in recent weeks and will soon start.

The company is filling a total of 750 open positions locally now out of the 1,200 it has open companywide.

Those full-time workers are in addition to hundreds of new hires from U.S. colleges and universities Lockheed Martin Space has recruited throughout the academic year and who will soon start after the semester’s end.

“Across the U.S., we have 1,600 college hires and interns that will be joining us this summer,” Aggarwal said. ”A little over 800 are specifically coming to one of our locations in Colorado.”

The college recruits are split evenly between permanent hires starting their careers with Lockheed Martin Space and half coming as summer interns, she said.

Lockheed Martin Space is one of four major business units of defense giant Lockheed Martin Corp. It employs 21,045 people worldwide, 8,314 of them in the Denver metro-area.

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spaces sprawl across a 2,000-acre campus in the foothills southwest of the metro area near the mouth of Waterton Canyon. It designs and builds satellites, scientific space probes and other space hardware — including NASA’s Orion capsule — for federal government agencies and U.S. military.

Much of its workforce is made up of engineers: software engineers, radio frequency engineers, systems engineers, mechanical engineers and others.

The company’s work is designated a critical industry federally, which means it’s continuing to operate despite the pandemic and public restrictions meant to limit the spread of the COVID-19 disease.

A lot of design work at Lockheed Martin Space, jobs supporting the technical programs and company administration has shifted to being work-from-home. That’s a big switch from the company’s traditional culture, but not for Lockheed Martin Space’s far-flung recruiting team.

In fact, other companies have rescinded job offers to college-age recruits which has, in turn, increased the number of recruits saying yes to a job with Lockheed Martin Space, she said. Alternately, some mid-career workers the company might recruit in normal times are deciding now isn’t a time to switch employers, she said.

The company has organized recruiting events for lots of potential job candidates using the online video platform Zoom, and found success, she said. It held one recruiting event that attracted 200 members of the National Society of Black Engineers a few days ago.

Its members travel a lot and has worked remotely by necessity since long before the coronavirus pandemic, Aggarwal said. It’s still managing about 100 new recruits per week filling new jobs and replacing current workers who leave, she said.

Many things at a manufacturer can’t be done remotely. Lockheed Martin Space has shifted to have most jobs start as work-from-home and carefully assessing which jobs can’t, Aggarwal said.

Lockheed Martin Space already used online meetings with multiple candidates at once in its recruiting process, but that’s become far more important now, Aggarwal said.

The economic fallout from the pandemic hasn’t limited Lockheed Martin Space’s recruiting so far, Aggarwal said.

Aggarwal expects Lockheed Martin Space will keep using them after the pandemic is over, and she predicts other companies will adopt those, too.

“I think virtual hiring events will become more of the norm,” she said. By Greg Avery, Denver Business Journal

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Department of Defense (DoD) Awards Capco LLC,* Grand Junction, Colorado, was awarded a $33,600,571 firm-fixed-price contract for 40 mm M320 and 40 mm M320A1 grenade launchers. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of April 26, 2025. U.S. Army Contracting Command, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (W15QKN-20-F-0377).

L3 Technologies Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, has been awarded a maximum $49,999,995 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for production of spare parts in support of the AN/TSC-156D Tactical Super High Frequency Satellite Terminal (Phoenix). This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulations 6.302-1. This is a five-year base contract with one five-year option period. Location of performance is Utah, with an April 29, 2025, performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2020 through 2025 Army working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland (SPRBL1-20-D-0027).

Raytheon Co.,Aurora, Colorado, has been awarded a $378,129,190 bi-laterally negotiated contract modification (P00314) to previously-awarded contract FA8807-10-C-0001 - Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control Segment (OCX) for the Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) replacing International Business Machines (IBM) Project. The value includes an unexercised option with a value of $22,438,800 and an increase to the available incentive fee pool of $4,100,091. Work will be performed in Aurora, Colorado, and is expected to be complete

by April 30, 2022. Fiscal 2020 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $75,000,000 are being obligated at time of award. . The Department of the Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.

The Boeing Co., Layton, Utah, has been awarded an $8,330,128 firm-fixed-price contract modification (P00011) to previously award contract FA8204-19-C-0001 for the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Cryptography Upgrade Increment II production.

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In mid-May, for the first time in more than a month, all the workers at the tent manufacturer Springbar were back in their Millcreek factory, where they usually make the canvas tents that have been the company’s stock and trade since World War II. With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing businesses to shut down or alter their workplaces, about half the employees at Springbar, formerly Kirkham’s Outdoor Products, had been sewing from home.

The workers aren’t just making tents, though. For the past three weeks, they also have been sewing personal protective equipment for health care workers treating COVID-19 patients. Springbar is one of several Utah companies that have refitted manufacturing facilities and introduced new product lines to help health care workers dealing with the coronavirus.

“It was a good opportunity for us when the COVID situation started, and we didn’t want to have folks working in the shop,” said Pace Measom, Springbar’s owner. Measom hit on the idea when his brother, a doctor performing his residency at Dartmouth, talked to him about shortages in medical protective equipment as the COVID-19 pandemic began. The company looked into the idea and within weeks was contacted by the Utah Department of Health about making gowns. “We made a sample in a couple hours, and had a purchase order a couple hours after that,” Measom said. The company received a contract with the state of Utah to produce 3,500 of the coverall-like gowns.

A snorkeling mask, made by Draper-based Wildhorn Outfitters, has been refitted with an N95 respirator filter for use by health care workers treating COVID-19 patients.Designers atWildhorn started working on ways to attach an N95 filter — a standard part of most hospital respirators — to where a snorkel ordinarily goes on the company’s Seaview 180º masks. It took about two weeks,Thomas said, “to go from the initial computer design all the way to a 3D print that we were comfortable with.”

Soon after Wildhorn started4/6/2020 refitting 2:04:17its PM snorkeling masks for health care workers, one nonprofit bought 5,000 masks.

Transitioning to a coronavirus-related product was a big move for HHI Corp., an Ogden-based general contractor that normally builds chemical and biological test centers, aircraft maintenance platforms and mobile facilities for the U.S. military.

In April, HHI started offering two new mobile systems in response to the pandemic: a mobile triage unit, where doctors can assess which patients need treatment soonest; and portable test labs, which can be deployed to hot spots where COVID-19 tests are most needed.

HHI announced plans to make 10 triage units — each one with room for 12 hospital beds, plus nurses’ stations and support equipment.The units are wired for electricity, ventilation with HEPA filters, and potable water and waste connections. The first one is slated to be completed near the end of this month and shipped to Boston in six modified container boxes. By Sean P. Means

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EPTAM Precision Solutions Awarded Contract To Manufacture Ventilator Components and Assemblies: Purchasing 6 New Haas VF2 –SSYT Machines To Accommodate Production Just as the United States was bracing itself to combat COVID-19 back in March, EPTAM Precision Solutions was asked by one of its customers to provide a proposal for manufacturing parts and sub-assemblies for thousands of much needed ventilators.

Founded in 1981, EPTAM is a diversified contract manufacturer of medical device components, medical implants, and complex system assemblies (e.g. catheters, bone plates and intramedullary nails).

The company has particular expertise with plastic, metal and injection molded components, and also offers a range of value-added services such as process validation, design and program management, including assembly, packaging, labeling, inventory management and testing. EPTAM has nearly 400 employees with operations in New Hampshire, Colorado and New Jersey, and across the 3 facilities, occupies ~170,000 square footage. Late last year, Frazier Healthcare Partners acquired the company.

Shaun Francel, General Manager of the Colorado Springs metals division, says, “One of our existing customers was awarded a large contract to manufacture ventilators. At EPTAM, we’re known for our implantable medical device manufacturing, but haven’t manufactured ventilators in our past. Nonetheless, our customer offered us the opportunity to demonstrate proof of concept with samples before they would award us the business.”

Shaun’s team worked around the clock to support their customers’ request. In just two weeks, they produced samples and were able to demonstrate that between their New Hampshire and Colorado

manufacturing lines, they could meet their customers’ requirements.

Shaun says, “Over the next year, we will be manufacturing hundreds of thousands of components and subassemblies for ventilators.”

All 3 divisions of EPTAM are ISO certified, and the divisions in New Hampshire and Colorado are FDA Registered and certified to ISO 13485, which is the quality standard for the design and manufacture of medical devices.

While ventilators are a new product for EPTAM, the company has a long history in manufacturing implantable devices. Shaun says, “As a medical device manufacturer, we are very accustomed to operating in a highly regulated industry. As such, we have always been proactive in our discipline for cleanliness, quality, and adherence to processes.

This definitely helped us to win the contract for ventilators.” And because of its industry expertise in medical devices, the Colorado division is equipped with an in-house ISO 7 Cleanroom (Class 10,000).

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Prior to winning this new contract, EPTAM Metals in Colorado had 16 3 and 4-axis Haas milling centers. Shaun says, “By purchasing equipment in cells, we ensure that our customers’ products can run on any number of machines without costly tooling changes.”

Tony Rudd, Sales Engineer from MMT, A Division of Productivity, and key account representative supporting EPTAM, says, “EPTAM purchases a number of options on their Haas machines to maximize their efficiency, including: pallet changers, high speed spindles, high production tool changers (50 tools), and Coolant Management. All of their Haas Vertical Machining Centers are VF-2s, which is our most popular model, and the workhorse of any shop.”

Business was very good for EPTAM prior to the COVID-19 virus, and Shaun says, “All of our spindles were turning.” The new contract would require substantially more spindles, 6 to be exact.

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Shaun says, “For our CNC milling centers we purchase Haas exclusively. We believe in consistency, and when we pick a brand, we ‘pick and stick’ on the platform. The Haas machine tools are distributed exclusively in this region through MMT, a Division of Productivity.” He added, “We’ve been doing business with MMT for about a decade now.They provide excellent machine tools, and their services and applications support is outstanding.”

Tony says, “Haas recognizes the urgency created by the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, they are expediting any machines that customers are purchasing specifically to manufacture PPE. Shaun and the Colorado EPTAM team needed 6 new Haas VF2-SSYT machines built immediately, and they needed them customized with the options they have on their current machines. Once we secured the PO from EPTAM, Haas custom built all 6 machines in under 2 weeks, and then they were shipped immediately to EPTAM.” Shaun says, “They will arrive this coming Monday (which was in mid-May), we’ll do the rigging ourselves, and then on Tuesday, MMT is bringing not just 2 team members for the installation, but they have secured through Haas an additional 2 service engineers to help with the install.” Shaun expects the team to begin manufacturing ventilator components the week the machines arrive (mid May).

“We have a very strong relationship with our machine tool partner, MMT”, Shaun says. “We continue to rely on their expertise, whether it is service, applications support, and we regularly EPTAM Team Members get their support for time studies.” He added, Safely Working “I’ve known Tony Rudd for the past 10 years, even before he was with MMT. Tony is a top notch Sales Engineer for us.”

Business was good for EPTAM and now it is booming with the addition of their contract with a long-term customer who is supplying ventilators all over the world. Shaun says, “We have a great team here, and everyone was 100% on-board to work extremely long hours to support the COVID effort.” He added, “With our growth, we need more people. If you are a great machinist (or an entry level machinist) with a superior work ethic, we have open positions for you in our Colorado Springs facility.” Interested applicants should send their resume to www.eptam.com/career-opportunities. EPTAM offers superior benefits and encourages continuous improvement, providing financial support for their employees who go to school.

MMT, A Division of Productivity, is honored to support its customers, and during these very challenging times, is even prouder to be able to help those customers supporting PPE to help with COVID-19. Tony says, “We have an amazing team at MMT, we have 15 full time Service Technicians and 4 Application Engineers.” Last year, MMT was awarded ‘Haas Factory Outlet (HFO) Dealer Of The Year’, an honor, Tony says, from a USA based machine tool builder that sells its machines all over the world.” He says that MMT and Productivity are additionally proud to say that during the COVID-19 pandemic, they did not let one of their employees go.

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The Army is budgeted in its five-year plan to start a competition for the radar in Crisis fiscal year 2017. Proves Need For U.S. Manufacturing TheAmerican analysis considered the baseline of anation’s Patriot system with anbattle AESAagainst radar, As manufacturing goes, sooption goes this economy.The aCOVID-19 Patriot AESA radar with three antenna arrays (enabling Patriot to see behind has shown us that for all our economy has evolved, manufacturing — itself), a multifunction fire control (MFCR), an MFCRstandards with a surveillance particularly auto manufacturing —radar still sets the workplace for all U.S. radar, and the Marine Corps’ Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) made employees.

by Northrop Grumman.

But this virus has also painfully exposed how dependent we’ve become on supply chains The Army looked at the risk and the cost associated with each alternative in order that have moved overseas, from health care to auto parts. It has clearly illustrated the to fully integrate them into its future Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense need — when we restart this nation — to bring these essential products and jobs back (AIAMD) Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS). Northrop Grumman is safely and in full force to the U.S. developing and will field IBCS — the brains of the future missile defense system — in fiscal year 2019.

It’s time for a manufacturing renaissance in America. In fact, it is imperative. But successfully restarting our manufacturing operationsfor willeach depend on two cornerstones: And the analysis considered the growth potential option to defend against

an evolving lower-tier threat, according to the slides.

1. Safe working conditions ToDemand focus theforstudy, the and Army made several assumptions. For one, it assumed that 2. services products. any alternative could be fully integrated into the AIAMD network. Raid vignettes were designed to represent time, a single battery’s capability.

During this unprecedented U.S. manufacturers and their workers are taking extraordinary actions to shift capabilities and capacity to help produce critical health The alsoOur evaluated theand cost based—onunsung 91 procured radars four prototypes care Army supplies. brothers sisters heroes — have— voluntarily risen to and 87 production assets — and 485 launchers consisting of four prototypes and the challenge to support all Americans by helping to produce ventilators, respirators, 481 production assets. gowns, face shields and masks in record numbers and at record speed. All of these products were once made in abundance here in the U.S. The service figured the program schedule would reach initial operational capability ideally by fiscal year 2026 and procurement quantities would stay at 15 battalions Such aA Zquick shift in production shows the resilience of the American manufacturing MANUFACTURING SW • 72 • Jan / Feb 2019 as described in the a Nov. 7, 2014,dedication materiel development decision. community and selflessness, and compassion of the UAW members who 2

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Overall, the Army determined the baseline Patriot option volunteered during a time of risk. had the highest operations and maintenance costs. However, the Patriot upgrades stay within the Army’swe costowe target When we restart this nation’s manufacturing, thoseand would show improvements over the baseline option in adworkers a great debt.We must start back safely and efficiently, dressing threats. in a healthy environment. It is a monumental task to balance our workers’ safety with the need to get America back to work.

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The Army concluded that upgrades and replacement radar We musttake also ensure is a demand andtoability options nearly there the same amountfor of — time field.to The buy — our services.We won’t be building cars if we don’t have baseline Patriot would reach initial operational capability buyers who have the income or the confidence to purchase in fiscal year 2027, upgraded Patriot in early fiscal 2028, them. We must learn the lessons of this crisis to promote MFCR and MFCR with surveillance capability in late fisAmerican manufacturing. We cannot return to the policies cal ‘28. G/ATOR would take the longest to reach initial operational capability, according to the slides, reaching the milestone past fiscal 2029.

of the past that eliminated jobs, closed factories and left communities in tatters after economic downturns. Now more than ever, it is clear that a continuation of these failed federal policies could devastate our country, our communities and our families.

Together with elected officials in Washington and state capitals, we must ensure that policies are focused on initiatives that reinforce American jobs and our manufacturing supply chain security.

U.S. automakers that have not committed to manufacturing investment here or have moved operations overseas should not be rewarded. Using taxpayer dollars to subsidize products manufactured outside the U.S. is nothing more than bad policy and would send a devastating message to the UAW members who stepped up for our nation in this time of need and who — I want to make this very clear — will be on the front lines of getting America back to work.

Our national leaders and governors will have tough choices to make, but they must not waver when it comes to our American workers.

When it is time to restart production, we must help drive a manufacturing renaissance that will support jobs and communities across this country.

Manufacturing sets the tone for our national economy. It’s time to invest in U.S. workers and products here at home.Source: Automotive News By: Rory Gamble

NASA’s SunRISE To Provide Solar Storm Scrutiny NASA has selected the Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE), a multiple small satellite mission to study how the Sun generates giant solar particle storms while mapping the host star’s magnetic field lines as they extend outward into the Solar System.

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In addition to providing data on solar activity that can interfere with Earthorbiting satellite operations and terrestrial power grids, the mission will also help to warn astronauts assigned to future deep space exploration destinations like the Moon and Mars of potential solar radiation threats.

The $62.6 million mission will launch no earlier than July 1, 2023, according to a March 30 announcement. SunRISE’s six small satellites will be launched as a rideshare with a MaxarTechnologies commercial satellite.

Once in orbit, the SunRISE spacecraft will be deployed from a Payload Orbital Delivery System to fly within 6 mi. of each other and equipped to create three-dimensional maps of the Sun that illustrate the burst point and how the blast is expanding into space.

Led by University of Michigan researcher Justin Kasper and managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, SunRISE was among proposals initially selected in 2017 as a mission of opportunity under NASA’s Explorer Program. Following an 11-month concept study, SunRISE was approved in February 2019 for additional formulation.

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A Mask for Every Utahn

Last month, Governor Herbert and Lieutenant Governor Cox announced a partnership between the state of Utah and the Utah Manufacturers Association to coordinate efforts for the initiative of “A Mask for Every Utahn”.

“We want to do everything we can as we work together as a state to combat COVID-19,” said Gov. Herbert. “Wearing a mask when we are out in public may not be convenient, but it can help slow the spread of the virus. Let’s all do our part in stopping the spread and helping to protect those around us.”

Utahns can go to https://coronavirus. utah.gov/mask/ and place an order for a free face mask. The mask initiative is for all Utahns.

Masks are being manufactured throughout the state and supporting the continuation of 200 jobs throughout Utah.Thank you to the following manufacturers who are participating on this initiative;Autoliv, Coleman Knitting Mills, Crockett Gear, Blacksmith International, Dream World, Dustless, Future In Design (FIND), Game Gear – Osborn Sewing, Quilt Easy, Morris Quilting, Quality Products, Sew Inspired, Sleep Number and Uinta Mattress.

Fortune 500 Manufacturing Company Expands In Boulder Emerson Electric Co., a Fortune 500 manufacturing company, has selected Boulder for a new $100 million investment and more than 250 new jobs.

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plans a 180,000-square-foot expansion project and a new innovation center in the investment.

The project was codenamed Project Salvo when the OEDIT awarded the company $4.2 million in incentives for it in July 2019. Emerson already has about 700 employees in Boulder.

Emerson’s expansion includes an 85,000-square-foot laboratory and manufacturing facility to design and develop products, technologies and software that measure and control the flow of material in a manufacturing process. Emerson’s Micro Motion facility, which focuses on the measurement of flow and viscosity, is based in Boulder.

Emerson’s incentives included a Job Growth Incentive Tax Credit for the creation of 252 net new jobs, with an average annual wage of $109,250. The jobs will be spread out across engineering, marketing, sales and operations departments.

“As an entrepreneur, I saw firsthand how Colorado’s talent and market strengths can fuel innovation,” said Gov. Jared Polis in a prepared statement. “This timely investment in Coloradans and our state is a bold statement about our economic power and the bright opportunities that lie ahead.” By Jensen Werley – Reporter, Denver Business Journal

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Pipe & Tube Benders/Notchers Bystronic Inc_________ 213-309-1694 S&S Machinery Sales___ 602-368-8542 Plate Rolls Bud’s Machine Tools____ 385-271-6718 Revolution Machine Tools__ 385-355-0316 Plasma Cutters Action Machinery _______888-289-9100

Tooling Systems

Desert EDM Sales______ 480-816-6300 Bystronic Inc__________ 213-309-1694 USA EDM Supply______ 480-836-8330 KNUTH Machine Tools____ 847-415-3333 PALLET SYSTEMS Multicam__________ 970-218-9046 Automatic Pallet Systems Production Machine Tools__ 425-881-1200 Press Brakes Midaco___________ 847-593-8420 Action Machinery _______888-289-9100 Automatic Door Opener Bud’s Machine Tools____ 385-271-6718 Systems Bystronic Inc__________ 213-309-1694

Production Machine Tools__ 425-881-1200 Revolution Machine Tools__ 385-355-0316 S&S Machinery Sales___ 602-368-8542 Rotary Surface Grinders DCM Tech__________ 800-533-5339 Sawing Machines Action Machinery _______888-289-9100 Production Machine Tools__ 425-881-1200 Shearing Machines Bystronic Inc__________213-309-1694 Action Machinery _______888-289-9100 KNUTH Machine Tools____847-415-3333 Bystronic Inc__________ 213-309-1694 MMT, A Div of Productivty_303-571-4933 Bud’s Machine Tools____ 385-271-6718 Production Machine Tools__ 425-881-1200 S&S Machinery Sales___ 602-368-8542 Revolution Machine Tools__ 385-355-0316 Triad Machine_______ 303-424-0268 S&S Machinery Sales___ 602-368-8542 OTHER ACCESSORIES Magnetic Particle (NDT) MaGrinding Accessories chines DCM Tech__________ 800-533-5339 Multitool USA_______ 800-660-0880

Midaco___________ 847-593-8420 Manual Rotary Pallet Systems Midaco___________ 847-593-8420 Robotic Part Loading Systems Midaco___________ 847-593-8420 PLASTICS Acrylics And Polycarbonates Laird Plastics_______ 303-292-1687 Plastics: Fabrication Laird Plastics_______ 303-292-1687 Graphics Materials Laird Plastics_______ 303-292-1687 Mechanical/Engineering Material Laird Plastics_______ 303-292-1687

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PROG. SYSTEMS CAD/CAMSoftware, CAD AME, Inc._________ 303-922-9266 Delcam (Autodeck)_____ 877-35-2261 MultiCAM_________ 970-218-9046 SolidCAM_________ 530-863-0461

ISO9000 / AS9100 Cert.

Sustaining Edge Solutions__ 888-572-9642 BMSC ______________ 602-445-9400 Business Advisors MEP Center________ 801-587-0713 Mueller Prost_______ 314-862-2070 Orion Registrar ________303-645-4017 Business Forms/ Sustaining Edge Solutions__ 888-572-9642 Custom labels/Brochures ISO Registrar Pryntink____________855-675-1444Orion Registrar ________303-645-4017 Calibration Services Lean Manufacturing Advanced Coord. Tech ___ 303-469-6161 MEP Center________ 801-587-0713 Klontech Industrial_____480-948-1871 Sustaining Edge Solutions__ 888-572-9642 Machine Tool Rebuilding Western States Calibration_ 801-466-1700 EDM Network_______ 480-836-1782 Consultant,Operational Nadcap Approvals Consulting Consultant, ISO ABS Quality Evaluations_ 702-371-7591 Level III NDT Consulting_ 602-578-8109 BMSC___________ 602-445-9400 Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) MEP ___________ 801-863-7001 Level III NDT Consulting_ 602-578-8109 Process Improvement Sustaining Edge Solutions__ 888-572-9642 BMSC 602-445-9400 ______________ Contract Inspection Advanced Coord. Tech ___ 303-469-6161 MEP Center________ 801-587-0713 Klontech Measure Sol___ 480-626-8131 Sustaining Edge Solutions___ 888-572-9642

Reverse Engineering Education Advanced Coord. Tech ___ _303-469-6161 3D Parts To Go________801-380-7935 Ogden-Weber Tech College_ 801-395-3795 Diversified Metal Services___ 801-972-6093 Electrical: Breakers/Switches/ Klontech Measure Sol____ 480-626-8131 RECYCLING Starters Rigging & Transfer Denver Breaker Supply __ 855-4UR-BRKR Recyclable Metals IRH ____________801-972-5581 Engineering Services Iron & Metals, Inc_____ 303-292-5555 Davis Applied Tech College_ 801-593-2483 Advanced Coord. Tech ___ 303-469-6161 Utah Metal Works_____ 801-364-5679 Spindle Rebuilding Financing GMN USA__________ 800-686-1679 Scrap Metal Recycling Univerity Federal Credit Union_ 801-463-3597 Iron & Metals, Inc_____ 303-292-5555 Transportation First Article Inspection IRH ____________801-972-5581 Utah Metal Works_____ 801-364-5679 Advanced Coord. Tech _____303-469-6161 Consulting/Engineering ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT Heavyhaul Von Ruden Mfg______ 763-682-0322 Integrated Systems Inc__ 928-649-9600 IRH ____________801-972-5581 SPINDLE REPAIR Robot Accessories Injection Molding RMS Assembly & Mfg___ 303-777-3064 SCHUNK___________ 919-452-4535 3D Parts To Go______ 801-380-7935 TOOLING Inspection Services PrecisionToolholding Products SAFETY Advanced Coord. Tech _____303-469-6161 Industrial Supply____ 800-288-3838 Fire Protection Systems Von Ruden Mfg______ 763-682-0322 Lean Consulting Rotarex__________ 480-689-8756 ABS Quality Evaluations_ 702-371-7591 _ Tooling Systems SERVICES Industrial Supply____ 800-288-3838 MEP Center________ 801-587-0713 Accounting / CPA Process Improvement/ Audit Von Ruden Mfg______ 763-682-0322 Mueller Prost_______ 314-862-2070 ABS Quality Evaluations_ 702-371-7591 Live Tool Holders BMSC ______________ 602-445-9400 Industrial Supply____ 800-288-3838 AS9100 Certification ABS Quality Evaluations_ 702-371-7591 Sustaining Edge Solutions__ 888-572-9642 Von Ruden Mfg______ 763-682-0322 BMSC___________ 602-445-9400 X-Ray Static Tool Holders MEP ___________ 801-863-7001 Certified Inspection Service__602-267-0661 Industrial Supply____ 800-288-3838 PROTOTYPE MACHINERY

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Von Ruden Mfg______ 763-682-0322 TRAINING MEP Center________ 801-587-0713 CAD/CAM Training Blackwing Machine_____ 801-645-4485 Davis Applied Tech College_ 801-593-2483 MultiCAM_________ 970-218-9046 CNC/Conventional Machining Davis Applied Tech College_ 801-593-2483 Machining Software Davis Applied Tech College___801-593-2483 MultiCAM____________ 970218-9046 USED MACHINERY Action Machinery ________888-289-9100 EDM Network_________480-836-1782 K.D. Capital Equipment____480-922-1674 Methods West_________602-437-2220 S&S Machinery Sales_____602-368-8542 Selway Machine Tool_____888-735-9290 WATERJET CUTTING MACHINERY Action Machinery ________888-289-9100 Flow International_______800-446-3569 Global EDM Supply _____480-836-8330 Multicam___________970-218-9046 OMAX Corp________ _800-838-0343 Abrasives/Blast Media Barton International______800-741-7756

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3D SCANNING The CNC Pros________801-973-0800 ADDITIVE MFG/ 3 D PRINTING Faustson___________303-420-7422 SolidCAM_________ 530-863-0461 PROTOTYPE MACHINERY 3D Parts To Go________801-380-7935 RECYCLING Recyclable Metals Iron & Metals, Inc_____ 303-292-5555 Utah Metal Works_____ 801-364-5679 Scrap Metal Recycling Iron & Metals, Inc_____ 303-292-5555 Utah Metal Works_____ 801-364-5679 ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT Integrated Systems Inc__ 928-649-9600 SAFETY Fire Protection Systems Rotarex__________ 480-689-8756 SERVICES AS9100 Certification ABS Quality Evaluations_ 702-371-7591

Phone: (801) 531-9922 Fax: (801) 531-9944 Cell: (801) 301-1160

Welded Assemblies BMSC___________ 602-445-9400 MEP ___________ 801-863-7001 Weiser Engineering______ 303-280-2778 BAR CODING Sustaining Edge Solutions__ 888-572-9642 Western Sintering_______ 509-375-3096 Calibration Services BROACHING Advanced Coord. Tech ___ 303-469-6161 Ponderosa Ind_ _ _______ 303-298-1801 Klontech Industrial_____480-948-1871 Precision Mach’d Products__ 970-482-7676 Western States Calibration_801-466-1700 Specialty Steel Services____ 801-539-8252 ASSEMBLIES CASTINGS Advantage Manufacturing__877-727-0281 Aluminum Casting Acu-Tec CNC_________ 303-365-9245 Precision Enterprises_____ 731-642-8709 Die Casting CAID Industries_______ 435-890-8823 TVT Die Casting________ 800-280-2278 CNC Machine & Design Inc_ 801-531-9922 Die Casting: Aluminum/Zinc Dayton Rogers______ 763-717-6303 TVT Die Casting________ 800-280-2278 JD Machine________ 801-782-4403 CHEMICAL PROCESSING Pillar Machine________ 801-965-1900 PAS Technologies____ 480-487-1906 Quick Turn Machine_____ 801-334-6800 COATING Wrico___________ 480-892-7800 Coating:Black Oxide PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 Electronics Assemblies Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-7270281 Coating:Chemfilm CAID Industries_______ 435-890-8823 Frontier Group________602-437-2426

PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 Coating: Liquid Pilkington Metal Finishing_ 801-972-2146 Coating: Nickel/ Teflon/Chrome Coating Technologies____623-581-2648 PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.

Frontier Group________602-437-2426 Coating Technologies____623-581-2648 PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 COMPOSITES S.A. Composites________ 970-776-3877 DESIGNCAD/CAM CNC Machine & Design Inc__801-531-9922 DIES Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766 EDM EDM: Drilling Small Hole LAYKE, Inc.___________602-272-2654 Micropulse West________480-966-2300 39 39

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Paramount Machine

www.paramount-machine.com sales@paramount-machine.com Office: 801.886.2755 Fax: 801.886.2759

Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Quick Turn Machine_____ 801-334-6800 Reverse Engineering Precision Tech________801-285-7288

EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking) Innovative Precision____ 801-334-6317 Maverick Mold & Machine_ 970-535-4604 Micropulse West_______ 480-966-2300 Prec. Mach’d Products____ 970-482-7676 EDM: Wire Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 EDM Express_______ 800-780-7075 Innovative Precision______801-334-6317 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Micropulse West_______ 480-966-2300 Paramount Machine____ 801-886-2755 The Toolroom Inc.______ 801-773-6331 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 Wrico____________ 480-892-7800 ENGINEERING/DESIGN Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 AzMark___________480-926-8969 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 CNC Machine & Design Inc__801-531-9922 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

FABRICATION Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 Aero Tech________ 801-292-0493 Auburn Tool & Machine_ 303-278-8769 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 CNC Machine & Design___801-531-9922 Dayton Rogers_______ 763-717-6303 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 EMJD Corporation______ 303-761-5236 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 Mountain View Machine __435-755-0500 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Wrico____________480-892-7800 Custom Auto/Truck/Bike H& S Machine_______ 801-755-7627 Fabrication: Filament Winding S.A. Composites_______ 970-776-3877 Fabrication: Composites S.A. Composites_______ 970-776-3877

EMJD Corp__________ 303-761-5236 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Group Mfg Serv_______480-966-3952 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Fabrication: SheetMetal Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 AzMark___________480-926-8969 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 Denver Machine Shop____303-295-6000 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 EMJD Corporation______ 303-761-5236 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Group Mfg Serv_______480-966-3952 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Pillar Machine______801-965-1900 Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Fabrication: Enclosures Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Wrico____________480-892-7800 Fabrication: Steel Fabrication: Bandsaw LLC_________303-744-7181 Medium & Large Bandsaw LLC_________303-744-7181 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 EMJD Corp________303-761-5236

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FINISHING Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 Arizona Finishing______602-438-4443 Coating Technologies____623-581-2648 CPCS_____________303-438-8328 Metals Finishing LLC______801-718-7969 PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 Precision Mach’d Prod____ 970-482-7676 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Superior Grinding______801-487-9700 TVT Die Casting_______800-280-2278 Wasatch Powder Coating__ 801-718-7969 Anodizing/ Passivation Focused on Machining_____ 303-922-307 Dry Film Lubrication PAS Technologies______602-744-2600 Finishing: One Stop Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 Frontier Group________602-437-2426 PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906

Silk Screening Glass Bead Clean Coating Technologies____623-581-2648 Arizona Finishing______602-438-4443 PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 Aluminum (Medium & Large) Aero Tech________ 801-292-0493 Iron Phosphates Metals Finishing LLC______801-718-7969 FOUNDRY Wasatch Powder Coating__ 801-718-7969 Precision Enterprises____731-642-8709 Passivation GAS NITRIDING Certified Inspection Service___602-267-0661 Blanchard Metals Proc.___801-972-5590 Coating Technologies____623-581-2648 GEAR CUTTING Frontier Group________602-437-2426 Ponderosa Ind________ 303-298-1801 PAS Technologies______602-744-2600 Specialty Steel Svcs____ 801-539-8252 Photochemical/Etching Gear Hobbing VACCO Industries______626-443-7121 Ponderosa Ind________ 303-298-1801

Powder Coating Arizona Finishing______602-438-4443 CPCS_____________303-438-8328 Frontier Group________602-437-2426 Metals Finishing LLC______801-718-7969 Pilkington Metal Finishing_ 801-972-2146 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Wasatch Powder Coating__ 801-718-7969 Sandblasting Metals Finishing LLC______801-718-7969 Wasatch Powder Coating__ 801-718-7969 Shot Peen PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906

GRINDING AzMark___________480-926-8969 Diversified Metal Services__ 801-972-6093 GMN USA_________ 800-686-1679 PAS Technologies______602-744-2600 Prec. Mach’d Products__ 970-482-7676 Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Steel Services Grinding___ 800-662-0126 Sun Grinding________602-238-9595 Superior Grinding______801-487-9700 The Toolroom Inc.______ 801-773-6331 Grinding, Blanchard Auburn Tool & Machine_303-278-8769

Diversified Metal Services__ 801-972-6093 Steel Services Grinding___ 800-662-0126 Sun Grinding________602-238-9595 Superior Grinding______ 801487-9700 Grinding, Centerless Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Sun Grinding________602-238-9595 Grinding, Cold Saw AA Carbide________ 801-486-4881 Grinding: OD AzMark___________480-926-8969 Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Sun Grinding________602-238-9595 Superior Grinding______ 801487-9700 Sun Grinding________602-238-9595 Superior Grinding______ 801487-9700 Grinding: Tool & Cutter BC Tool & Cutter Grinding__ 713-638-0303 Exact Tool Grinding_____ 801-712-2720 FORMING Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Star Precision________303-926-0559 HEAT TREATING Blanchard Metals Proc.___801-972-5590 Pilkington Metal Finishing__801-972-2146

Quick Turn Machine_____ 801-334-6800 The Toolroom Inc.______ 801-773-63311 HONING/LAPPING LAYKE, Inc._________602-272-2654 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 IDENTIFICATION Industrial Labels TUFFLabels_________855-855-8833 Silk Screen Arizona Finishing_____602-438-4443 INSPECTION Inspection, First Article Klontech Measure Sol____ 480-626-8131 Inspection Services Klontech Measure Sol____ 480-626-8131 Micropulse West_______480-966-2300 Sustaining Edge Solutions__888-572-9642 LASER CUTTING Laser Cutting Advantage Manufacturing____ 877-727-0281 EMJD Corporation_____303-761-5236 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Star Precision________303-926-0559 VACCO Industries_____ 626-443-7121 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 41 41

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Wrico____________480-892-7800 Laser Cutting: Pipe&Tube Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 MACHINING Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 Advantage Manufacturing___ 877-727-0281 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 CNC Machine & Design Inc__801-531-9922 CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239 GL Manufacturing______ 801-634-5894 Kings Peak Manufacturing_ 801-337-5926 Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 Machinists Inc_______ 800-244-4130 Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500 Precision Enterprises____731-642-8709 Quick Turn Machine_____ 801-334-6800 RD Machine & MFg____ 801-977-0447 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Skydandee Mfg______ 801-774-8031 Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344 The CNC Pros________801-973-0800 TVT Die Casting______ 800-280-2278 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Machining: 3D Faustson___________303-420-7422 Machining: 5 Axis Accutech Machine______ 801-975-1117 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

AzMark___________480-926-8969 Blackwing Machine____ 801-645-4485 Faustson___________303-420-7422 GL Manufacturing______ 801-634-5894 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Machinists Inc_______ 800-244-4130 Paramount Machine___ 801-886-2755 Precision Enterprises____731-642-8709 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Quick Turn Machine_____ 801-334-6800 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 S.A. Composites_______ 970-776-3877 The CNC Pros________801-973-0800 Machining: Aerospace AzMark___________480-926-8969 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Flex-Pro___________480-773-3239 LAYKE, INC__________602-272-2654 Micropulse West_______480-966-2300 Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500 Paramount Machine____ 801-886-2755 Pinnacle Precision____ 435-563-2722 Ponderosa Ind________ 303-298-1801 Precision Mach’d Products_ 970-482-7676 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 RD Machine & MFg____ 801-977-0447 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Skydandee Mfg______ 801-774-8031 Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344 Machining: Automatic StarRex Precision_____ 480-834-6344 Machining: Ceramic O’Keefe Ceramics______719-687-0888 Ceramic: Sapphire, Alumina, Silicon, Aluminum, Quartz O’Keefe Ceramics______719-687-0888 Machining: CNC Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766

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Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 Accutech Machine______ 801-975-1117 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Apex Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 Auburn Tool & Machine__ 303-278-8769 CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 CNC Machine& Design__ 801-531-9922 Cornerstone Machine___ 801-731-8862 Denver Precision Products__ 303-469-1771 DMSI___________801-972-6093 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 EPOCS Mfg________970-535-4540 Faustson__________ 303-420-7422 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239 GL Manufacturing______ 801-634-5894 H& S Machine_______ 801-755-7627 HPMP____________ 801-619-9850 Innovative Precision___ 801-334-6317 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Kings Peak Manufacturing_ 801-337-5926 LAYKE, INC__________602-272-2654 Leading Edge Machine__ 435-563-9425 Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 Maverick Mold & Machine_ 970-535-4604 Precision Enterprises____ 731-642-8709 Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 Quick Turn Machine____801-334-6800 The CNC Pros________801-973-0800 Electromechanical Design RD Machine & Mfg____ 801-977-0447 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344 The Toolroom Inc._______ 801-773-6331 Wrico___________ 480-892-7800 Machining: Composites Metalcraft__________888-280-7080

Machining: Contract Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Machinists Inc_______ 800-244-4130 Paramount Machine____801-886-2755 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 Electromechanical Design Skydandee Mfg______ 801-774-8031 Machining: DoD CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Machining: Large Diameters GL Manufacturing______ 801-634-5894 Machining: Laser AzMark___________480-926-8969 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 Faustson__________ 303-420-7422 Gerome Mfg________520-622-8402 Innovative Precision___ 801-334-6317 L.A.R. Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505 RD Machine & Mfg____ 801-977-0447 Southwest Waterjet-Laser__480-306-7748 VACCO Industries_____ 626-443-7121 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Machining:Medical A&L Machining_______303-373-1540 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344 Machining: Milling Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Blackwing Machine____ 801-645-4485

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