Announcements & Releases Continued service in flat roll, bar, sheet, plate, tube, and pipe in stainless, nickel, aluminum, carbon and titanium, the addition of Ms. Esquerra will continue to strengthen United Performance Metals’ presence on the West Coast. United Performance Metals is a leading supplier of specialty stainless steel and high temperature alloys. In business since 1982, United Performance Metals has experience serving the needs of customers in diverse markets including aerospace, aircraft, automotive, medical, food service, house-wares, petro-chemical and many others. United Performance Metals is one of more than a dozen companies that comprise O’Neal Industries (onealind.com), the U.S.A.’s largest family-owned group of metals service centers. For more information on United Performance Metals visit us at www.upmet.com, call us at 1.888.282.3292 or email sales@upmet.com.
SURFCAM User Group Meeting at Ellison Surfcam, Inc. is pleased to announce its Southwest Regional SURFCAM Users Group Meeting to be held on Wednesday, March 20th from 10am – 2pm at the Ellison Machinery Company showroom, 1610 S. Priest Drive #101 in Tempe, AZ. This is a FREE event and is hosted in co-operation with Ellison A2Z METALWORKER
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Machinery Company. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn all about the latest features and functionality in SURFCAM 6 as well as see LIVE machining demonstrations on a Haas vertical machining center cutting in Titanium and Aluminum at record speeds and feeds. A complimentary lunch will be served. Space is limited, so reserve your seat today! Please RSVP by calling 1-800-787-3927 or email us at info@surfware. com
CNC Machine Tool Builder Okuma and Target Chip Ganassi Racing Renew Sponsorship CNC machine tool manufacturer Okuma America Corporation and Target Chip Ganassi Racing, Inc. have renewed their multi-year sponsorship agreement for the No. 9 and No. 10 Indy cars driven by Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti in the IZOD IndyCar Series and for the No. 01 Daytona Prototype driven by Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series. The Indianapolis-based Chip Ganassi Racing teams utilize Okuma CNC machine tools and technology in their machine shop to produce parts and equipment that have contributed to 15 championships and more than 125 wins across Indy car and sports car racing. Okuma President and COO, Jim King, noted, “Okuma produces high Announcements Continued Page 18