Rocky Mountain A2Z MFG Nov-Dec 2023 by A2Z Manufacturing Magazines

Vol. 16, No. 6 Nov / Dec 2023

Rocky Mountain Edition (CO, UT, ID, MT & WY)

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Editors Corner

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Here in the US we face many challenges, including:

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What do we have to be thankful for?

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For one: war. The last significant military engagement on U.S. soil happened in 1890 at the Battle of Wounded Knee. With vivid images and details that are available to us real time, we are able to see the horror of war happening now in 2 parts of the world, the Ukraine/Russia war that is more than 18 months old, and now the Israel/Gaza invasion. Just imagine what it is like to live in utter fear for the safety of you and your family. In this country, we are relatively safe, and yes, we do have a lot to be thankful for. In the Old Testament, thanksgiving was fundamental in the life of God’s people. The temple liturgy provided offerings of thanksgiving and praise and sang psalms regularly of thanksgiving to God. In the New Testament, thanksgiving is the heart of the Church’s life. The word eucharist means thanksgiving, and the very center of the Church’s worship of God is when, in remembrance of all His salvific acts in Christ, the faithful “lift up their hearts” and “give thanks unto the Lord.” Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in the United States, Canada, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil and the Philippines. Here in the US., Thanksgiving is a holiday in which we are celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. Americans generally believe that their Thanksgiving is modeled on a 1621 harvest feast shared by the English colonists of Plymouth and the Wampanoag people. Rather than just being a day where we eat too much and strategize our Black Friday sales plan of attack, we should go back to our historical and spiritual roots as we give thanks to God. There has never been a time I can recall where it has been more important to stop and reflect and to be thankful for what we have, and to embrace, respect and celebrate our differences and our diverse cultures. I think as US citizens we can all strive to be more tolerant. I wish you all a beautiful Thanksgiving and end of year and let me end with a Thanksgiving Prayer. Oh, God, when I have food help me to remember the hungry; when I have work, help me to remember the jobless; when I have a warm home, help me to remember the homeless; when I am without pain, help me to remember those who suffer; and remembering, help me to destroy my complacency and bestir my compassion. Make me concerned enough to help, by word and deed, those who cry out for what we take for granted.—Samuel F. Pugh In closing, God bless our troops and I wish you wondefull holidays and continued success.

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• Ever increasing mortgage rates making it difficult for young families to pursue the dream of home ownership. • Persistent inflation affecting all of us. • US Politics: A dysfunctional mess. • A $33.63 trillion federal debt hanging over our heads.

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and some to keep on your radar as their next application cycle opens. NSF America’s Seed Fund The National Science Foundation, through its America’s Seed Fund (also known as the NSF SBIR/STTR program), offers startups up to $2 million in non-equity seed funding. The capital is intended for high-tech startups to fund early research-and-development work. Deadline: Rolling Patagonia Corporate Grant Program Patagonia’s corporate grant program offers $10,000 to $20,000 to nonprofit startups that have a mission to protect the environment. Deadline: Rolling WomensNet’s Grants WomensNet offers several grants to small businesses, including its monthly $10,000 Amber Grant. It also offers a quarterly Startup Grant to businesses in the earliest stages with less than $10,000 in revenue. Continued page 8

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Northern Utah Chapter of NTMA Participates in Utah Stem Fest In late September, the Utah Stem Fest was held in Sandy, Utah. The Northern Utah Chapter of the National Tooling & Machining Association showed its support for the initiative with a booth manned by NUNTMA members, talking to students about career A Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain • 2

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opportunities in manufacturing. Utah STEM Fest offers hands-on activities to engage students in science, technology, engineering and math. Industry representatives showcase STEM careers and education possibilities, while students network with top employers and schools. Jenean Goodsell, NUNTMA Chapter Director, says, “Utah Stem Fest 2023 was a great success. There was a great turnout and many kids wanted to learn about machining. Educating the future of our fantastic industry!” To find out how you can support initiatives in support of manufacturing, through the NUNTMA, contact: jenean@paramount-machine.com

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Manufacturer breaks ground onSite new facility in Electric Vehicle Maker Acquires Large In West Valley Iidaho’s Nez Perce County

Arizona-based v efirst h i c development le maker The Nikola Corp. quietly since 2012 in Nez p u rc h a s e d n early Perce County recently 1,000 acres in the broke ground on six Phoenix metro at the acres at the Port of end of September Lewiston. for $16.5 million, according to TuMaal ar itcionp, a OCroeugnot n yba sed Northwest records.

Fourslide, a m a n u f a c t u r e r o Nikola acquired the 920-acre site through Phoenix Hydrogen Hub LLCf precision metalFarms stampings and30, wire forms, held a ceremony mark from Hardison on Sept. real estate database Vizzdato shows. George Quinif of Group LLC Nikola in the the beginning of Peak construction onrepresented their newest facility, as sale. reported by Valley Vision, Inc, the economic development committee for the The massive site is located at 28702 W. Patterson Road in south Buckeye county.

just west of State Route 85 near the Arizona Department of Corrections Lewis Prison, which is one of the largest prisons in the state and houses The building, which is slated to be completed in 2024, will be more than 4,400 inmates.

43,000 square feet, including office space. The cost for construction, machinery and equipment is estimated at $13.5 million.

The sale comes after Nikola made multiple announcements that it planned to break ground on a hydrogen production hub in Arizona. The company’s CEO said in August that Nikola would start construction on the new byfor thethe endsupport of this year did Vision, not disclose “We are facility grateful of but Valley Inc., the thelocation. Port of

Lewiston, City of Lewiston, Nez Perce County and the state of Idaho,” A Z MANUFACTURING SW • 52 • Nov / Dec 2022 said Matt Mellinger, director of Northwest Fourslide in the report. The manufacturer has been in business since 1979, creating simple 2

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to complex that Corporation it refers to as According to products the Arizona “metal origami.” Northwest Fourslide Commission, Corey Hessen and Omar prototypes andvice manufactures bothvice lowKhayum, senior president and and high-volume requirements. president of Canada-based TC Energy, respectively, are the managers of Phoenix Hydrogen Hub LLC. Oil and gas giant TC Colorado Company Energy partneredSpace with Nikola last year to develop large-scale hydrogen Te a m s W i t h N oproduction rthrop hubs across the U.S. and Canada.

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it plans to build a hydrogen production hub in Buckeye. Nikola said it has no Denver-based space company Voyager comment about the Buckeye land sale Space and aerospace contractor or its plans for the property. The city of Northrop to develop Buckeye saidGrumman nothing hasplan progressed with autonomous cargo delivery services for the company beyond negotiations.

the Starlab commercial space station

thatautomaker Voyager isis developing under an The currently producing international joint venture. battery electric vehicles and has produced several alpha prototypes of its fuel cell electric vehicles, which run on hydrogen. The two companies announced their Nikola is planning to build out hydrogen plan to reach a teaming aagreement fueling support its vehicles. Its undernetwork which toFalls Church, Virginiafirst three locations will be established in based Northrop Grumman will upgrade California. its Cygnus spacecraft. The spacecraft a cargotoship to stations, resupplythe the Inisaddition the used fueling International Space Station and will be intended to service the Starlab space station using autonomous rendezvous

and docking capabilities. It would function without any human intervention, the companies said. Starlab is the privately owned space station Voyager Space is developing in a transAtlantic joint venture with European space giant Airbus. Having fully autonomous rendezvous and docking for delivery is an essential capability for space station operations and it’s a big deal to partner with a proven company to develop it, Voyager said. Cygnus spacecraft has flown 19 missions delivering 138,000 pounds of cargo to the ISS under NASA cargo resupply contracts. The docked spacecraft have served as lab space for the station, launched satellites and been used to help boost the ISS to a higher orbit. Voyager Space, a holding company that has acquired and integrated smaller U.S. space businesses, is working on Starlab as a commercial space station developed in time to replace the ISS when it’s de-commissioned from orbit late in this decade. NASA awarded Starlab $160 million in late 2021 as part of a program helping develop private-sector space stations for launch into orbit by 2028, the expected end of the ISS’s designed lifespan. The Starlab project passed a significant design milestone with NASA this summer. The Starlab space station project is being led by Nanoracks, a Houston-based company majority owned by

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Voyager Space. Nanoracks develops and operates research systems and small-satellite launch capability that’s used aboard the ISS. A partnership with Northrop Grumman brings the Starlab team more experience operating in low-Earth orbit. The joint venture agreement to build and operate Starlab with Airbus grew out of technical design, and engineering support work the European contractor was doing with Voyager, the company said. Airbus is establishing a Denver office due to the growing amount of space work it’s doing in the area. By Greg Avery – Denver Business Journal A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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Foundation Projects Growth in Equipment and Software Investment; Raises GDP Forecast to 2.3% After a strong second quarter, equipment and software investment growth is expected to slow over the remainder of the year, according to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s Q4 update to the 2023 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook. The report, released today, revised its annual estimate for equipment and software investment growth to 3.0%, most of which occurred during the first half of the year. As a result, the Foundation raised its annual GDP forecast to 2.3%. The Foundation’s report is focused on the $1.16 trillion equipment leasing and finance industry and highlights key trends in equipment investment, placing them in the context of the broader U.S. economic climate.

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Nancy Pistorio, Foundation Chair and President of Madison Capital LLC, said, “The Q4 update reports that the U.S. economy posted another quarter of solid growth in Q2, as inflation has returned to a more tolerable—though still elevated—level, and the labor market remains strong. Looking at the Foundation’s forward-looking Momentum Monitors, most of the 12 verticals’ current momentum readings are below their historical average, suggesting relatively weak near-term investment growth. The good news is that more than half of the industry verticals are recovering or emerging, suggesting that investment conditions should improve next year.” Highlights from the Q4 update to the 2023 Outlook include: •

The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.1% annualized rate in Q2, decreasing slightly from Q1 but defying concerns of a summer slowdown or downturn. The labor market has shown remarkable resilience to higher interest rates, and as a result the odds of a soft landing have risen. However, the near-term horizon remains cloudy and headwinds continue to build, including rapidly rising consumer debt and its potential impact on spending.

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Equipment and software investment expanded at a 5.3% annualized rate in Q2 after contracting in Q1. However, credit availability continues to tighten and many businesses have adjusted expansion plans in anticipation of slower economic growth later this year. As a result, the Foundation’s investment growth forecasts are modest for both Q3 (1.2% annualized) and Q4 (0.5% annualized).

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Growing Aerospace Company Finds Denver-Area Home For HQ And Satellite Technology Factory A Colorado space company has decided where it will establish its headquarters and satellite antenna factory — a location where it expects to grow as the company expands to employ hundreds of people. Tendeg, based in Louisville, leased a 100,080-square-foot building in the Bolder Innovation Campus to become its advanced manufacturing facility and headquarters location. The move adds to the two buildings it has been using in the neighboring Colorado Tech Center industrial park. “Our unique deployable antennas for satellites have gained extensive traction for both Government and commercial programs,” said Gregg Freebury, founder and CEO of Tendeg, in a statement. “Most of our contracts will be supporting a constellation of satellites. Consequently, we need to build a state-of-the-art facility for our growing team and increase our production rates.” The company makes mesh antennas used on satellites and other spacecraft. It has been winning customers like Lockheed Martin Space and supplying satellites used commercially and in programs funded by the federal government This spring Tendeg attracted a $4.9 million tax rebate incentive package from the Colorado Economic Development Commission based on it adding as many as 451 jobs in the state in the next few years. It also received economic incentives from the city of Louisville. Tendeg was searching for what facility could house much of that growth and allow it to expand its small-satellite antenna production. CBRE brokers Erik Abrahamson, representing Tendeg, and Jeremy Kroner, representing landlord United Properties, finalized getting Tendeg a multi-year lease for the 1350 S. 96th St. building. “This transaction is the latest indicator of how the aerospace market in the northwest corridor continues to grow,” he said in a press release. Tendeg’s lease announcement came a few days after Capella Space Corp., a San Francisco-based space technology company with an office in Louisville, announced it is doubling its presence in the city by leasing 32,000 square feet in a flex-industrial building the Colorado Tech Center. That company plans to add as many as 150 new jobs as it expands its synthetic-aperture radar small satellite production. Tendeg has been in business for over 20 years. It expanded to a second building the CTC industrial park only a few months ago.The company employs about 75 people today. Its neighbors in Louisville include Sierra Space, a multi-billion-dollar space business building its Dream Chaser space planes in the Colorado Tech Center. Sierra Space has also established a flight operations center in the industrial park. A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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The Bolder Innovation Campus — built last year — has a second 100,000-square-foot building for which brokers are seeking tenants. The development is part of a wave of new industrial developments being built near the major transit corridors of the metro area.Tendeg’s lease was part of 2.9 million square feet of second-quarter industrial leasing that took place in the Denver metro area, CBRE market data says. That’s a 73% increase above first-quarter leasing volumes, the company says.

The Latest Facts on Utah’s Manufacturing Sector According to MNI, compiler of the industrial information that powers IndustrySelect, Utah is currently home to 3,023 manufacturing companies employing 171,789 workers. According to MNI, Salt Lake City is Utah’s largest city based on number of industrial jobs, with 48,893 workers. Other top cities in Utah include: • Ogden (14,801 jobs) • Lehi (9,692 jobs) • Logan (7,648 jobs) • Clearfield (5,837 jobs) Other facts: • 2% of Utah manufacturers are women-owned • 1% are minority-owned • 11% are publicly owned companies • 12% import raw materials • 26% distribute their products internationally. These trends reveal that Utah is slightly more reliant on imported materials compared to the U.S. as a whole (12% versus 11% nationally) Additionally, more Utah industrial companies are publicly-owned, compared to the U.S. manufacturing average (11% versus 5% nationally).

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A Colorado-born space company landed new capital.Louisvillebased Sierra Space raised $290 million in Series B capital, bringing its valuation to $5.3 billion. Sierra Space is most commonly known for its work on the Dream Chaser, the first winged commercial space plane. Sierra Space has raised $1.7 billion since it spun out as a subsidiary of Nevada-based Sierra Nevada Corp. in April 2021. Sierra Space says this is the largest amount of capital raised across Series A and B rounds by a commercial space business. This fresh injection of capital comes at a time when the space company is just months away from the first flight of its Dream Chaser spacecraft. The Dream Chaser is designed to deliver scientific research materials and cargo to the International Space Station.

HowSpace Millennials’ Technology Expectations Sierra has been developing the Dream Chaser through a contract with NASA for several years, even Can Help Save Manufacturing before it spun out of SNC. Its inaugural launch is expected take place in early have 2024. Millennials’to technology expectations been shaped by smartphones, Facebook and digital media – in other words, by easy and ubiquitous Inconnectivity. addition toIt’sthe Chaser, Space has been notDream surprising, then,Sierra that traditional manufacturing developing its own commercial space station for the systems can seem as retro as waiting for dial-up internet tolast connect. five years. The company said in April 2021 that it wanted And that’s bad for the manufacturing sector, because its skills gap is to launch at least one of the three-story inflatable looming large. habitats in low Earth orbit by 2028. Sierra Space is also working with Jeff Bezos’ Kent, Washington-based space A joint study by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Consulting company, Blue Origin, to develop an Orbital Reef space projects a surge of nearly 3.5 million open manufacturing jobs created station. over the next decade. Some of the empty slots will come by way of retiringSpace's baby boomers, while others related to new positions Sierra recent Series B are round was co-led by created as a Kanematsu result of natural business report&found. What the MUFG, Corp. andgrowth, Tokio the Marine Nichido report also predicts: As conditions stand now, 2 million of those Fire Insurance, three businesses with a large presence jobs will go unfulfilled. In other words, the needparticipation for the manufacturing in Japan. The round also included from sector to appeal to Millennials – theMoore generation typically Ventures defined as those General Atlantic, Coatue, Strategic bornSierra between 1981 and 1997 is bothassociated critical and awith very SNC tall order. and Holding Co., an–entity leaders. Indeed, manufacturing still has a negative image among younger genSierra Space is currently hiring for nearly 50 local roles. erations, experts say. In a 2015 public perception of manufacturing Itstudy, recently received approval for performance-based also by The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte, respondents job credits up to $7.05 million. incentive agesgrowth 19 to 33tax ranked manufacturing as their lowestThe preference in terms requires Sierra Space — which employed 1,200 people of potential career choices. in Colorado as of July — to create up to 500 new fulltime jobs in Boulder County. Manufacturing’s image problem is complex and in, some aspects, based on false assumptions. But one real obstacle is that some manufacturing

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LV Swiss Is Honored With The Prestigious ‘Utah’s Rural Business Of The Year’ For 2023 If you have done business with LV Swiss, it should come as no surprise that the Governor of Utah’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) awarded LV Swiss the prestigious “Utah’s Rural Business of the Year for 2023” . The GOED award recognizes companies in Utah’s 25 rural counties for their outstanding achievement, growth, impact in their community, job creation and innovation. LV Swiss has been nothing short of stellar in all of these categories, and the longevity of their

employees is a tribute to this, with 25% having worked for the company for more than 10 years.

LV Swiss’ success dates back to 2009, when the privately held high tech contract manufacturing company was founded by the 3 owners, Paul Klein Jr., CEO; Darren Darren, Richard, and Paul Jr. Hatch, CFO; and Richard Hoffman, President. Each brought unique expertise to the new entity. Paul Jr. has extensive knowledge of running large corporations in Silicon Valley, Darren brought an invaluable software/technology design background, and Richard had the vast knowledge required to run a precision machine company. The complimentary skillsets each of the founders brought to the start-up is instrumental to the company’s success. The manufacturing entity, based in Southern Utah, in the city of LaVerkin (near the entrance of Zion National Park), offers Swiss Screw machining, precision CNC machining, milling, turning, custom prototyping, centerless grinding and customized tooling on demand.

It is AS9100, ISO13485 (for medical device customers), and ISO9001: 2015 certified, and its ITAR Registration enables the company to do business with US Government entities.

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(diameters starting from .018), and high precision (+/- .0002) parts, ranging from prototype to production. All 3 owners remain active in the company today, and they have assembled a team of managers to run the day to day operations. Paul Klein III, North American Sales and Marketing Manager, joined the company more than 2 years ago, bringing sales, marketing, industrial distribution and general management expertise from his previous employers. Jeff Christiansen, Director of Operations, came to the company over a decade ago, armed with a strong manufacturing background, and with expertise in the medical device field. In his previous employment, Jeff had substantial experience in Swiss Screw machining which has proven to be a major asset to LV Swiss. Compliance Manager Suzann Christiansen brings 30+ years of expertise in the medical device manufacturing industry, and today, she not only manages compliance with all certification programs, but Paul III commented that “She is flawless in raw material management.” Paul Jr. (CEO) commented, “We are a cost effective supplier to many large corporations, and this is facilitated by our location in Southern Utah, which affords us lower cost production and support. Even so, we intuitively recognize that we must do more for our customers than our competitors do if we expect them to continue to partner with us and to help us to achieve our growth strategy. We must deliver high quality parts at a competitive price to our customers; we must deliver them faster and more seamlessly than others do. It has to be easy to do business with LV Swiss.” Richard (President) indicated that, “We’ve added equipment, software, and warehouses to shorten our delivery times and improve our control of the manufacturing process. As an example, we have an in-house toolmaker who supports our customers who need custom tooling to build their parts.

Our centerless grinding capabilities mean that LV Swiss can grind raw material to a customized size rather than wait for the raw material vendors to do this. Our local warehouses enable us to maintain substantial inventory of materials – which proved invaluable to our customers during and after COVID when material shortages were rampant.” Jeff adds, “Our purchase of the 2 Haas Mills meant that our customers using our Swiss Screw machining services didn’t have to go to another supplier to get their parts CNC machined.” He continues, “We have long term contracts in place with a number of our large customers, which can afford them JIT inventory, Kanban and a consignment programs.” Jeff says that a few years ago, several of LV Swiss’ customers changed their ordering patterns to more JIT. “Instead of 50,000 piece orders, we were seeing more frequent, lower volume orders, often in the low thousands. As our Swiss type machines with automatic bar loaders are optimized for large quantities, we had to rethink the Swiss machines that would support this new business model.” Jeff is the resident Swiss Screw machine expert at LV Swiss, and he knew from years of working with the Star Swiss type automatic lathes that they were an ideal machine brand for smaller quantities. Today, 13 of the 20 LV Swiss’ Swiss Screw machines are manufactured by Star. Jeff says, “Where in the past we could do 4-5 set-ups per week with our older machines, with our newer Star machines we are doing 15-20 set-ups in the same timeframe.” In addition, LV Swiss utilizes Tornos/Deco Machines for High Volume, tight tolerance, small diameter parts.

Today, lead times at LV Swiss are exceptional — truly better than the industry standard. Based on LV Swiss’s sophisticated Software Systems and Quality Performance Tools, , LV Swiss performs at the highest levels of the largest companies in the world. Today, many of their customers trust them with real time access to their portals, and LV Swiss has visibility to when their parts are being used, which then signals the company to build more parts to replenish the inventory. They also built an In-house tailored MRP system which is routinely applauded in its sophistication by LV Swiss’ customers. The LV Swiss Quality Management System is another key differentiator for its customers. Darren (CFO) says, “We offer fully integrated in-process ‘Critical to Quality’ (CTQ) labs, as well as fully compliant AS9102 First Article reporting. Our Quality Department utilizes such equipment as Keyence Optical Comparators, Hexagon CMM, hardness testers, and laser micrometers.” The GOED Award includes a key metric of ‘Impact to the Community’ in its awards criteria. LV Swiss recognizes its responsibility and opportunity to both give back to

Jeff and Paul III the community and to help to fill the pipeline of next generation machinists. As such, both Jeff and Suzann are members of a Southern Utah Manufacturing Association, with Jeff as Vice President. The company also has donated machines and materials to the Dixie Technical College in St. George, Utah, where both Paul Jr. and Jeff participate on the Advisory Board. Paul III commented “What sets LV Swiss apart from the competition? We are not just a CNC / Mill Machine Shop. We are a hightech, advanced CNC and Mill Machine Shop with technicians who deliver the highest quality parts. Our advanced in-house software technology gives realtime, up to date information on the progress of every part. It traces the manufacturing of a part from drawing to engineering to manufacturing to shipping, and finally to delivery.” LV Swiss is honored to be this year’s GOED’s Utah’s Rural Business of the Year recipient. If you haven’t done business with them, you should make the call to see what they can do for you. Prepare to be delighted with high quality precision parts short lead times, delivered at a competitive prices. For more information, contact them at: (435) 635-1482 or visit LVSwiss.com.

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The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index decreased half of a point in September to 90.8, marking its 21st consecutive month below the 49-year average of 98. About 23% of owners reported inflation was their single most important problem in operating their business, unchanged from last month and tied with labor quality as the top concern. Inflation and tight labor markets have remained the chief concerns among small-business owners over the past two years, but they are also concerned about sagging sales. “Owners remain pessimistic about future business conditions, which has contributed to the low optimism they have regarding the economy,” said Bill Dunkelberg, NFIB Chief Economist. “Sales growth among small businesses have slowed and the bottom line is being squeezed, leaving owners few options beyond raising selling prices for financial relief.” More than 9 of 10 businesses that are hiring or trying to hire reported few or no

qualified applicants for the positions they were trying to fill. That’s up 3 points from a month ago. Drilling deeper, 27% said they have no candidates at all, which is up 6 points.

far this year. A net 8% reported their last loan was harder to get than in previous attempts.

Despite those lingering obstacles, the NFIB offered a few positive signs for businesses.

As we’ve noted, evolving credit conditions have many businesses looking to alternative sources for capital — including public and private grants, nonbank lenders and others.

Nearly 60% of respondents reported capital spending outlays in the past six months, which was up 1 percentage point from August. Additionally, 24% of companies plan capital expenditures in the next six months. And, despite high-profile layoffs that are hitting the technology and banking sectors, small businesses are still hiring. Small-business owners’ plans to fill open positions remain elevated, with a net 18% planning to create new jobs in the next three months, which is up 1 point from August

Other notable findings from the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index:

Businesses aren’t expecting things to improve in the short term.

• Forty-three percent of owners reported job openings that were hard to fill, up three points from August and remaining historically high as owners can’t hire enough workers due to few qualified applicants.

The percentage of respondents expecting easier credit conditions over the next three months declined to a net negative -10%. That’s tied with May 2023 for the lowest point in the past five years. Only 23% of respondents said their borrowing needs were satisfied over the past three months, which is the lowest point so

• A net 23% plan to raise compensation in the next three months, which is down three points from August.

Credit conditions are still posing a challenge for small businesses, thanks to both higher interest rates and banks getting more cautious with their lending. The net percentage of businesses paying a higher interest rate compared to three months ago tied a five-year high of 26% in September.

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PAS Technologies______602-744-2648 Prec. Mach’d Products__ 970-482-7676 Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Steel Services Grinding___ 800-662-0126 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 Superior Grinding______ 801487-9700 Grinding, Centerless Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Grinding, Cold Saw AA Carbide________ 801-486-4881 Grinding: OD Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Superior Grinding______ 801487-9700 Grinding: Tool & Cutter BC Tool & Cutter Grinding__ 713-638-0303 Exact Tool Grinding_____ 801-712-2720 Machine Tool & Cutter Grinding_ 435-512-4416 HEAT TREATING Blanchard Metals Proc.___801-972-5590 Controlled Thermal_____ 602-272-3714 Industrial Heat Treat____ 801-363-7318

Phoenix Heat Treat_____ 602-258-7751 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Pilkington Metal Finishing__801-972-2146 VACCO Industries_____ 626-443-7121 Quick Turn Machine_____801-334-6800 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 The Toolroom Inc.______801-773-63311 Wrico____________480-892-7800 MACHINING Large Capacity Drop Bottom Advantage Manufacturing___ 877-727-0281 Oven/ Aluminum Phoenix Heat Treat_____ 602-258-7751 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 HONING/LAPPING LAYKE, Inc._________602-272-2654 CNC Machine & Design Inc 801-531-9922 IDENTIFICATION CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Industrial Labels Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 TUFFLabels_________855-855-8833 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239 INSPECTION Inspection, First Article GL Manufacturing______ 801-634-5894 Klontech Measure Sol____ 480-626-8131 Kings Peak Manufacturing_ 801-337-5926 Inspection Services Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 Klontech Measure Sol____ 480-626-8131 Machinists Inc_______ 800-244-4130 Micropulse West_______480-966-2300 Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500 LASER CUTTING Precision Enterprises____731-642-8709 Advantage Manufacturing____877-727-0281 Quick Turn Machine_____ 801-334-6800 EMJD Corporation_____303-761-5236 RD Machine & MFg____ 801-977-0447 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Marzee___________ 602-269-5801 Skydandee Mfg______ 801-774-8031 Precision Laser Processing__801-561-4200 The CNC Pros________801-973-0800 Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 TVT Die Casting______ 800-280-2278

Tymar Industries______ 719-548-8995 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Machining: 5 Axis Accutech Machine______ 801-975-1117 Blackwing Machine____ 801-645-4485 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 LUX Precision_______ 928-380-0317 Machinists Inc_______ 800-244-4130 Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500 MTI_____________ 505-247-4276 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 Tymar Industries______ 719-548-8995

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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 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 A1 Precision Metal_____ 623-377-2191 Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766 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 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239 GL Manufacturing______ 801-634-5894 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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Flex-Pro ___________ 480-773-3239 Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500 Innovative Precision___ 801-334-6317 MTI_____________ 505-247-4276 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Ponderosa Ind________ 303-298-1801 Kings Peak Manufacturing_ 801-337-5926 Precision Enterprises____731-642-8709 LAYKE, INC__________602-272-2654 Quick Turn Machine_____801-334-6800 Leading Edge Machine___435-563-9425 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Mountain View Machine_ 435-755-0500 Precision Machined Prod.__ 970-482-7676 StarRex Precision_____ 480-834-6344 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 The CNC Pros________801-973-0800 Precision Enterprises____ 731-642-8709 TVT Die Casting_______800-280-2278 Quick Turn Machine_____ 801-334-6800 Tymar Industries______ 719-548-8995 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 Machining: R & D RD Machine & Mfg____ 801-977-0447 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Skydandee Mfg______ 801-774-8031 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 S.A.Composites______ 970-776-3877 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239 StarRex Precision_____ 480-834-6344 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 The Toolroom Inc._____ 801-773-6331 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 Machining: Precision Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766 Precision Enterprises____731-642-8709 Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 The CNC Pros________801-973-0800 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Tymar Industries______ 719-548-8995

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CNC Machine & Design Inc__801-531-9922 Group Mfg Serv______480-966-3952 GroveTec Machining_____503-557-4689 Precision Enterprises___ 731-642-8709 Precision Laser Processing____ 801-561-4200 Electromechanical Design CAID Industries______435-890-8823 RD Machine & Mfg____ 801-977-0447 Composites S.A. Composites_______ 970-776-3877 Manufacturing: Electrode Wire-Tech_________ 480-966-1591 Production Aero Tech_________ 801-292-0493 EMJD Corporation_____303-761-5236 Robotic CNC DMSI____________ 801-972-6093 Routering CNC DMSI____________ 801-972-6093 Skid Manufacturing ENS Welding Service__ 208-670-0538 Small Part Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 Turnkey Product Services Aero Tech_________ 801-292-0493 METAL STAMPING A1 Precision Metal_____ 623-377-2191 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 Hi-Production Precision Stamping Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Precision Die & Stamping__ 480-967-2038

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SERVICES AS9100 Certification ABS Quality Evaluations_702-371-7591 BMSC__________ 602-445-9400 Calibration Services Advanced Coord. Tech __ 303-469-6161 Klontech Industrial_____480-948-1871 Western States Calibration_801-466-1700

SAW CUTTING Diversified Metal Services__ 801-972-6093 SHOT PEENING Blanchard Metals Proc.___801-972-5590 SINTERING Western Sintering______509-375-3096 SPINNING: METAL Metal Spinning Solutions__ 480-899-0939 SPLINES Etching/Photochemical Specialty Steel Services__ 801-539-8252 VACCO Industries_____ 626-443-7121 SPRINGS Passivation Custom/Compression/ExtenPREMIUM PLASTIC-INJECTION MOLDING Collins Metal Finishing___ 602-275-3117 sion/Assembly/Torsion Brian Parker 303-592-9548 Owner brian@ltmplastics.com Frontier Group_____ 602-437-2426 Ace Wire Spring & Form__ 412-458-4831 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 PROTOTYPE MACHINERY Foresight Finishing_____480-921-0000 Flat & Wire MOLDS 3D Parts To Go_____801-380-7935 Anodizing Ace Wire Spring & Form__ 412-458-4831 Blackwing Machine____ 801-645-4485 SPRING WORKS Utah____ 801-298-0113 PUNCHING Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 Blanchard Metals Proc.___801-972-5590 STAMPING Maverick Mold & Machine_ 970-535-4604 Collins Metal Finishing___ 602-275-3117 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Pilkington Metal Finishing_ 801-972-2146 Star Precision________303-926-0559 A1 Precision Metal_____ 623-377-2191 Molds: Plastic Injection Copper LTM Plastics_________303-592-9548 Weiser Engineering___303-280-2778 Dayton Rogers_______ 763-717-6303 Frontier Metal Stamping__ 303-458-5129 Foresight Finishing_____480-921-0000 Maverick Mold & Machine__970-535-4604 RECYCLING Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Electroless Nickel Molds Steel Recyclable Metals Precision Die & Stamping__480-967-2038 Collins Metal Finishing___ 602-275-3117 DMSI____________ 801-972-6093 Iron & Metals, Inc____ 303-292-5555 Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Foresight Finishing_____480-921-0000 Aero Tech_________ 801-292-0493 Utah Metal Works____ 801-364-5679 The Toolroom Inc.______ 801-773-6331 Frontier Group________ 602-437-2426 Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 REPAIR Thompson Machine___ 505-823-1453 Nickel/Chrome/ Bearing Surface PACKAGING Wrico__________ 480-892-7800 Copper Denver Machine Shop___303-295-6000 Tymar Industries______ 719-548-8995 High Production PrecisionForesight Finishing_____480-921-0000 Hydraulic Cylinder Stamping PAINTING Tin Plate Denver Machine Shop____303-295-6000 Frontier Metal Stamping__ 303-458-5129 Coating Technologies______623-581-2648 Foresight Finishing_____480-921-0000 Rolling: thread Stamping:Aerospace CPCS___________ 303-438-8328 POLISHING Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Precision Die & Stamping__480-967-2038 Frontier Group_____ 602-437-2426 PRECISION FORMING Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 PAS Technologies_____ 602-744-2648 Scrap Metal Recycling Richards Fab________801-409-0392 Iron & Metals, Inc_____ 303-292-5555 Stamping:Deep Draw Pillar Machine______801-965-1900 Thompson Machine_____505-823-1453 Utah Metal Works_____ 801-364-5679 Frontier Metal Stamping__ 303-458-5129 Richards Fab__________801-409-0392 Wrico____________480-892-7800 Thompson Machine___ 505-823-1453 ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT Painting CARC Integrated Systems Inc__ 928-649-9600 Wrico__________ 480-892-7800 PROCESSING: METAL Frontier Group_________ 602-437-2426 Stamping:Design Electro Polish ROUTERING, CNC PLATING Blanchard Metals Proc.__ 801-972-5590 Collins Metal Finishing___ 602-275-3117 Micropulse West_______480-966-2300 The Toolroom Inc.______ 801-773-6331 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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Blanchard Metals Proc.___801-972-5590 Frontier Group_____ 602-437-2426 Pilkington Metal Finishing___ 801-972-2146 TOOL & DIE Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 Wrico____________480-892-7800 Tool & Cutter Grinding BC Tool & Cutter Grinding__ 713-638-0303 Exact Tool Grinding_____ 801-712-2720 TOOLING Mountain View Machine__ 435-755-0500 Western Sintering______509-375-3096

Custom Tooling BC Tool & Cutter Grinding__ 713-638-0303 Tool Coating/ Refurbishing BC Tool & Cutter Grinding__ 713-638-0303 WATERJET CUTTING Auburn Tool & Machine__ 303-278-8769 Diversified Metal Services__ 801-972-6093 Leading Edge Machine___435-563-9425 Marzee___________ 602-269-5801 Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500 Southwest Waterjet-Laser__480-306-7748 WELDING A1 Precision Metal_____ 623-377-2191 Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766 Advantage Manufacturing___ 877-727-0281 Dayton Rogers_______ 763-717-6303 Denver Machine Shop____303-295-6000 ENS Welding Service____208-670-0538 Frontier Group_____ 602-437-2426 H& S Machine_______ 801-755-7627 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 Quick Turn Machine_____ 801-334-6800 Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Wrico__________ 480-892-7800 Pre-Fabricated Pipe Welding ENS Welding Service__ 208-670-0538 Welding: Aluminum Medium & Large Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Welding: Orbital Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Welding: Pipe ENS Welding Service__ 208-670-0538

Frontier Metal Stamping__ 303-458-5129 Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Welding: TIG Mountain View Machine___ 435-755-0500

Welding: Precision Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Welding: Robotic

WIRE FORMING Flat & Wire Ace Wire Spring & Form__ 412-458-4831 SPRING WORKS Utah____ 801-298-0113 ASSOCIATIONS N. Utah NTMA________ 801-337-7097

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