Pacific NW A2Z Metalworker OCT/NOV Edition

Vol. 1, No. 5 Oct/Nov 2011

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Pacific Northwest Edition(WA, OR, and N. CA)

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“Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood—the virtues that made America. The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.”

Theodore RooseveltAmerican 26th US president (1901-09), 1858-1919

We live in the land of the free and the home of the brave. We are afforded the freedom to do just about whatever we choose. We can say what we want and even color outside the lines a bit. We also have a responsibility with this great American

Legacy; to perpetuate it and cultivate it for the generations to come.

I met a very intelligent gentleman named Klaus Hagelganz. He was such a pleasure to spend time with and is a Journeyman Machinist. One thing he told me continues to stick in my head and hit my heart. I asked him if he came to America to enjoy the freedom we have so abundantly here in the States. He looked at me like I was born yesterday and said, “Kim, many other countries enjoy freedom similar to the United States, it’s the Opportunity, the Abundant Opportunity that inspired my choice to come to the U.S”. You can read about Klaus in this issue. He created a great company called World Class Technology.

I did a lot of traveling in September; from Casper, WY where I met two brothers working hard on their fabrication business in pursuit of the American dream, and making it happen through hard work and determination. These two brothers put all they had on the line, literally, lived in the warehouse they worked in and pulled some real long hours working metal and working hard at school to get their degrees. IMX in Vegas; I saw many great machine tool builders and I was inspired by the training and the world manufacturing theme I kept coming upon. Pacific Coast Machine Tool Show; Though not as big as it once was, I met some great people using great tools and processes with a stead fast vision of making something here in the US. Smart Map Expo in Tri-Cities, WA; Beautiful wine country and some very nice people that totally believe in the American Dream. This area has some great schools for machining apprentice programs and the city government really pushes and supports U.S. manufacturing. I met an organization there called GLAM, Girls Learning About Manufacturing. Wow, I love it!

Manufacturing is alive; we just need to make sure we push our leaders to know the U.S. is strong when we make something here, and when we buy our own products. I often wonder if we as Americans were to make every effort to spend the same money we spend now, on products that were made in the United States, if we would have any economic challenges at all in this great country.

I read this quote and was going to start with it, but we don’t like to harp on negative stuff. I thought I would end with it though; Only Americans, can hurt America.

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CONTRIBUTORSFor This Issue, We Thank

Gene Wirth Chris Seay

Solid Form Fabrication

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Announcements & ReleasesMetco Metal Finishing Announces Nadcap Accreditation

Metco Metal Finishing of Phoenix, Arizona, a facility of The Lindgren Group, is very pleased to announce that it has earned Nadcap accredi-tation from PRI (Performance Review Institute). This certification assures the global aerospace and defense contractor industries that Metco conforms to their strict guidelines and provides the highest quality processing and services.

The Nadcap program is a part of PRI (Performance Review Institute) and was created in 1990 to “provide international, unbiased, indepen-dent manufacturing process and product assessments and certification services for the purpose of adding value, reducing total cost, and facilitating relationships between prime [contractors] and suppliers.” Receiving Nadcap accreditation is an indication of the robust quality of the processes at Metco. Along with Nadcap accreditation Metco is also ISO 9001:2008 certified.

Ali Bakr, Director of Quality Assurance and project manager for this initiative states, “Metco Finishing Services is very proud of its achieve-ment in meeting the stringent requirements of Nadcap accreditation. This demonstrates the commitment by the entire organization to operate under the highest quality standards and systems to support our customer’s needs.”

Metco has received the Nadcap accreditation for all the processes at its facility.

“Receiving Nadcap accreditation demonstrates our commitment to serving our customers better than anyone else can serve them. As the needs and demands of the marketplace change, we will continue to pursue new ways to increase our support to our clients. We are committed to providing the highest level of quality, service and value in the industry. ” says Mike Battaglia, VP of Sales and Marketing at The Lindgren Group, the management company of Metco.

For additional information, please visit www.thelindgrengroup.com or call Mike Battaglia.

Ganesh 2011 Open House Success Unveils New 10-Axis Lathe

Ganesh Machinery’s commitment to their customers was on display at their open-house on September 14th. The 245 attendees witnessed the dedicated backup that comes with a relationship with Ganesh through their professional applications engineering, training, sales, service, and office staff.

Several new multitasking machines strategies were demonstrated along with 20-other machine displays. These new machines rep-

resent the Ganesh goal of re-lentless pursuit of machining efficiency for their customers to remain competitive. The new Cyclone-52 TTMY2 features 3-tool turrets, each with 16-tool positions available for milling, for a total of 48-tools. The two

upper turrets both feature Y-axis capability. Keeping 3-tools in the cut greatly reduces cycle time helping Ganesh customers stay com-petitive in the brutal World economy.

The new Cyclone-52 BY2 features both B and Y-axis capability on the main and subspindle and features a total of 35-tools with 18-driven tools, and even has a 12-tool Servo B-axis for angular drilling, milling, and tapping. These new machines dramatically boost production and cut machining costs, increasing profitability.

Ganesh will also be giving away a brand new 3-axis CNC lathe to the lucky winner of the free machine contest. You can see the machine on the showroom floor, or go to www.ganeshmachinery.com to register to win.

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Mazak Optonics to Introduce New Laser Technology Advancements at FABTECH

Mazak Optonics is the exhibitor to see at FABTECH 2011 for the latest advancements in laser-cutting technology. At the show, taking place November 14-17 at McCormick Place in Chicago, the company

will showcase a wide range of applications and demonstrate several new machines, including its first fiber laser, in booth 1148.

Making its debut at FABTECH, the new fiber laser from Mazak Opton-ics is built on the company’s OPTIPLEX platform. It achieves extremely high speeds via an IPG fiber resonator, which yields faster cuts through thin gauge material and significantly reduces operating costs.

The company’s new OPTIPLEX Flexible 2 Pallet Changer Job Shop Laser provides high throughput, AO/5 automated setup technolo-gies and rugged construction. During booth demonstrations, show attendees will experience the machine’s new user-friendly PreView II touch screen control and new 4,000-watt type 10 resonator that

lowers operating costs.

Visitors to the Mazak Optonics booth will also get to witness the new performance power of the SuperTurbo-X Mark III. The company took the already popular laser-cutting system and made it even more advanced by increasing its power output to 6,000 watts. This boost allows the system to meet the unique demands of processing thicker mild steel and stainless materials.

Mazak will also introduce a new modular material automation sys-tem that is expandable from one up to four laser-cutting machines. A variety of loading tables, stocking towers up to 40 shelves, unload stations and workpiece storage towers can be utilized to develop solutions to meet specific operational needs. The new line controller helps increase system flexibility and improves throughput.

The STX Mark III RTC that expands laser services beyond flat plate will also be demonstrated. This unique 2D laser system integrates a rotary chuck for tube and pipe cutting with the ability to tap and chamfer in a single setup on one machine.For more infomation call Bob Herling 800-254-0415, www.DWMachinerySales.com

Marzee Water Jet Services Beta Tests The OMAX®EnduroMAX Pump

The EnduroMAX Pump for OMAX JetMachining® Centers provides double the operating life and makes for faster part processing, lower operating costs, and easier maintenance. All models of EnduroMAX Pumps can also deliver 60,000 psi (4,100 bar). Available pump models include the 3060 (30 hp), 4060 (40 hp), and the 5060 (50 hp).

EnduroMAX maximizes your waterjet machine uptime with the pump’s 1,000-hour operating range between pump rebuilds when run at 55,000 psi (3,800 bar). Improved pump operating life.The EnduroMAX operates at 86% efficiency as opposed to the 60% to 70% range of intensifier pump designs and reduces the energy costs associated with chilling/cooling intensifier pump hydraulics. The design consists of independent cylinders for ease of maintenance and can effortlessly and continuously run at 60,000 psi (4,100 bar).

Ed Wenz with Marzee Waterjet Services is always at the cutting edge of his business and is one of the only companies in the West to utilize 6 of the new pumps in his water jet facility. Ed says, “After doing the Beta Testing on these great products I felt I had to upgrade my whole system. I just purchased new pumps for all of my Omax machines.”

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Airbus and Boeing Co. are cranking up jetliner deliveries

Just as new turmoil hits financial markets and economic upheaval continues to threaten airlines and plane makers alike.Yet there’s cautious optimism among the people who put planes in the air. Not pilots or engineers. The real power sources behind jets are the money managers who fund aircraft purchases and lease the planes to airlines. Many of them are gathering this week in Barcelona for the annual European meeting of the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading.

Airplane financiers see opportunity because air traffic remains robust in many parts of the world, and high fuel prices are prompting carriers to replace old gas-guzzling planes with newer fuel-efficient models. Such de-mand is likely to continue. In recent months, such carriers as AMR Corp.’s American Airlines, Delta Air Lines Inc. and Air France-KLM SA have committed to order hundreds of planes, mostly to modernize their fleets.

“Demand for new aircraft over the next several years is exceeding supply,” says John Plueger, president of Air Lease Corp.

While demand remains strong, it’s another question whether airlines can

muster the cash to pay for planes when they roll out of the factories. Taking ownership of a new jetliner usually entails paying Boeing or the Airbus unit of European Aeronau-tics Defense & Space Co. tens of millions of dollars. That generally requires some kind of financing, which has tightened significantly in recent weeks, airlines and airplane lessors say.

One likely solution: government subsidies. During the economic crisis two years ago, export-credit agencies in Europe and the U.S. helped finance roughly one-third of all deliveries, allowing Boeing and Airbus to keep production high and staffing largely intact. Such agencies as the U.S. Export-Import Bank rarely lend money outright. Instead, they provide state guarantees that make com-mercial bankers feel more com-fortable about lending.

Domhnal Slattery, chief executive of Irish lessor Avolon Aerospace Leasing Ltd. and a veteran of past downturns, predicts next year will be the biggest year ever for jetliner export-credit financing. He says

the cost of government guarantees has increased under new international rules intended to avoid overheating orders, but since interest rates are extraordinarily low, the total funding cost to airlines remains manageable.

Another funding source is lessors themselves, who often buy planes from airlines and immediately lease them back to the carriers. This two-step, similar to mortgaging a house, frees up airlines’ cash while helping les-sors grow. Many lessors are able to do this now because they amassed war chests over recent years.

Such funding is aimed only at new planes, however. Many airlines also need to refinance older models, and industry players say that is getting tough. In years past, second-tier airlines would buy used planes from top-tier carriers. Today, with Airbus and Boeing churning out so many new planes and governments helping sales, even tiny start-ups can fly spiffy new models. That makes older planes harder to resell—and harder to finance.

“We’re certainly going to have a funding squeeze on older aircraft,” predicts Bertrand Grabowski, a member of the management board of Germany’s DVB Bank SE, one of the few European commercial banks still financing aircraft. As a result, more older planes will get retired, potentially prompt-ing owners to write down their value sooner than expected, he says.


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Air France Places Aircraft Orders

Air France-KLM said it had placed orders for 110 aircraft, including options, in a deal potentially worth as much as $27 billion at list prices as the Franco-Dutch airline seeks to upgrade its long-haul fleet and to reduce its fuel costs.

The order was split between Airbus, a unit of European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. NV, and its U.S. rival, Boeing Co.. Typically, both plane manufacturers offer buyers substantial discounts on list prices for large orders.

The new aircraft will allow more than 15% reduction of fuel consumption, Air France-KLM said. The airline will finance the acquisition of these aircraft with cash flow generated from its own operations.

Fuel consumption has become increasingly important for airlines as the price of oil remains stubbornly high, even though it has fallen from peak levels. After a withering downturn for the industry dur-ing 2008 and 2009 that saw dozens of carriers go out of business, airlines are determined to keep costs under control. Among the measures, airlines are buying more fuel-efficient planes.

Airbus has enjoyed considerable success in winning orders due to its fuel-efficient version of its best-selling A320 line of planes. The updated plane, dubbed the A320neo, for “new engine option,” helped the Toulouse, France-based plane maker rack up a record 730 aircraft orders and commitments at the Paris Air Show this summer.

The airline placed a firm order for 25 Airbus A350-900 jets and signed an option for 35 more. The list price for each of these aircraft is $268 million.

It also ordered 25 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and signed an option for another 25, Boeing said in a separate statement. The list price of this airliner was $218 million in 2010.

The first Boeing Dreamliner bought by Air France-KLM will start flying for KLM in 2016 and the first of the new A350-900 will be operating for Air France in 2018. Both airlines will end up using both models.

Air France-KLM selected Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC’s (RR.LN) Trent XWB engine to power its Airbus A350-900s, the first time that the airline has chosen to equip its aircraft with engines supplied by the U.K. engine manufacturer.

Air France-KLM appears to be planning for the longer term after Chief Executive Pierre-Henri Gourgeon last week told Dow Jones Newswires that the airline likely would scale back its capacity expan-sion program for next summer in view of the gloomier economic outlook. “We had been working on the assumption of a 5% increase, but now we’re aiming at 2% or 3% ... but using larger aircraft so that the growth will be virtuous in economic terms,” he said.


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Defense Cuts Will Shift Money To Repair Of Existing Equipment

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When Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced funding cuts last month, some in the defense industry shuddered. But for others, the announced cuts will generate new opportunities to revitalize older systems.

It’s not unusual for a program termination to refocus attention on an older program, but analysts said this shift may become more common as the Pentagon’s budget tightens and it is forced to work with the equipment it already owns.

This time around, Gates announced the Defense Department will end a Marine Corps vehicle program with prime contractor General Dynamics and will instead direct money toward repairing and upgrading its existing amphibious assault vehicle, built by BAE Systems. Additionally, he delayed part of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 strike-fighter aircraft program and said the Pentagon would buy more of Boeing’s F/A-18 aircraft.

“I think that there are going to be more and more examples like that,” said Todd Harrison, a defense analyst with the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.

Because the military in recent years invested in many new programs, which in lots of cases have not come to fruition, it did not spend as much

on large-scale repair and modernization of older equipment, Harrison added. “As a result, we still have . . . this lagging need to recapitalize large parts of our force,” he said.

The defense industry, keeping a close eye on programs vulnerable to cancellation, is now positioning itself for these repair efforts.

BAE Systems is hoping to win work repairing its amphibious assault vehicle, but the company anticipates competition.

“We don’t expect to get any favoritism out of the customer because we are the [original manufacturer], but I do think there are some advantages of being the designer of this vehicle,” said Ann Hoholick, BAE’s vice president of new vehicles and amphibious systems.

Faced with a tighter budget, BAE has tried to be equally prepared to bid on a new program or a competition to modernize older systems, said Bob Murphy, the company’s executive vice president for product sectors.

“You can’t get wed to any one thing, because all I can tell you is, as the future unfolds, what looks like a very high priority today . . . can change very rapidly,” Murphy said. “You’ve got to be prepared for the change.”

Loren Thompson, a defense industry consultant at the Lexington Institute, said it’s common for a program termination to create new work on an existing piece of equipment. But, often “the company that benefits from a cancellation is not the company whose program is canceled,” he said.

“In this environment, weapons spending is a zero-sum game,” Thompson added. “One company’s gain is another company’s loss.”

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AeroVironment, Inc. announced that it received a $6,874,175 firm-fixed-price order from the U.S. Air Force under an existing contract with the U.S. Army. The order comprises new digital Raven(r) small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and initial spares

packages. The systems and spares packages are sched-uled for delivery within the next several months.

The Air Force Security Forces plan to employ Ra-ven systems to enhance situational awareness and security at bases worldwide. This initial order will pro-vide systems for training of

Air Force personnel to support broader deployment.

“Real-time aerial video from small unmanned aircraft systems has proven invaluable to warfighters on the battlefield, and can similarly benefit Security Forces at Air Force bases,” said Tom Herring, Aero-Vironment senior vice president and general manager, Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

“For a fraction of the cost of larger unmanned aircraft systems, Raven,

Puma and Wasp systems deliver situational awareness directly to the troops who need it, helping them operate more effectively and saving lives. With our customers looking for ways to do more with much less, small UAS provide tremendous value at a relatively low cost.”

The Raven unmanned aircraft is a 4.2-pound, backpackable, hand-launched sensor platform that provides day and night, real-time video imagery for “over the hill” and “around the corner” reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition in support of tactical units. U.S. armed forces use Raven systems extensively for missions such as base security, route reconnaissance, mission planning and force protection. Each Raven system typically consists of three aircraft, two ground control stations and spares.

iRobot Receives $60 M Army Contract

iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solu-tions, has received a five-year $60 million indefinite delivery/indefi-nite quantity contract from the U.S. Army’s Robotic Systems Joint Program Office (RSJPO). The U.S. Army Contracting Command in Warren, Michigan is the contracting entity.

Under the contract’s terms, the Army can procure iRobot PackBot(r) robots, spare parts, repairs, upgrades and support services for U.S. military requirements, including Foreign Military Sales (FMS). iRobot has delivered its combat-proven government and industrial robots to customers in approximately 30 countries.


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Toshiba Corporation Selects Applied Materials’ Predictive Scheduling Solution to Boost Lithography Ef-ficiency

Applied Materials, Inc. announced that semiconduc-tor and storage products company Toshiba Corpora-tion has purchased Applied’s SmartSched® predic-tive scheduling software to improve the capacity and efficiency of its photolithography operations. Installation of the first phase of this breakthrough software solution began in August at Toshiba’s Fab 4 facility in Yokkaichi, Japan - currently one of the world’s largest 300mm “mega fab” chip production factories.1

“Unlocking litho capacity was identified as a critical step in increasing output in our manufacturing op-erations,” said Masanori Morikawa, senior manager of manufacturing engineering at the Toshiba Yokka-ichi Operation. “We selected Applied’s SmartSched solution because it offers the quickest, most cost-effective route to optimize throughput and reduce cycle time, focusing first on lithography steps. We plan on working with Applied to extend SmartSched capability to meet additional Toshiba production requirements so we can improve output and equip-

ment utilization in multiple areas of our manufacturing operations.”

“SmartSched software is like the ultimate efficiency expert - addressing one of the industry’s biggest issues: managing lot movement to maximize the utilization of each tool,” said Charlie Pappis, group vice president and general manager of Applied Global Services. “We’re extremely pleased to be able to help a technology leader such as Toshiba increase the return on their existing lithography assets. We believe that all 300mm fabs can benefit significantly from our SmartSched software solution, extending beyond litho to other bottleneck tool areas of a factory. SmartSched software aligns very well with a key objective in the ITRS roadmap to reduce wafer cycle time.”

Applied’s SmartSched software is the industry’s first and only commercially available predictive scheduling solution for optimizing the movement of wafers through the litho cell - considered to be the most complex and capital intensive area of the fab and a frequent bottleneck in production. It is also an area where costs are expected to continue to rise with growing device complexity. SmartSched uses proprietary predic-tive algorithms to help customers optimize litho tool time, converting underutilization into expanded capacity. Greater litho tool utilization also means that customers can potentially delay or avoid the purchase of new equipment - providing a significant return on their SmartSched software investment.

The SmartSched system is built on Applied’s proven Advanced Productivity software platform that includes capacity planning, scheduling, dispatching and simulation tech-nologies that are used by virtually every leading 300mm fab worldwide. Together, they form a unique, integrated solution for optimum manufacturing operations based on highly accurate planning processes. For more information on Applied’s comprehen-sive range of real-time decision-making products, visit www.appliedmaterials.com/software-semi.

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Broadcom to purchase Net-Logic for $3.7B

Broadcom said it has agreed to buy NetLogic Microsystems for about $3.7 billion.Irvine-based Broadcom is pay-ing about 57 percent more than Santa Clara-based NetLogic’s closing priceon the day of the announcement.

Broadcom also reiterated its business outlook for the third quarter of 2011, saying it expects revenue to be between $1.9 billion and $2.0 billion, product gross margins of flat to up slightly and research and development and selling, general and administrative expenses of flat to down $10 million in the third quarter of 2011.

Broadcom, which makes chips for wire-less devices, including Apple’s mobile devices, said it expects the acquisition to boost earnings by 10 cents a share next year.

Achaogen, Inc Award

Achaogen, Inc., South San Francisco, Ca-lif., is being awarded a $8,919,538 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification for novel broad spectrum therapeutics against gram-negative bacterial threat agents, research and develop-ment effort for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency in support of the research and development enteprise. Work will be performed at South San Francisco, Calif., and is expected to be completed June 2012. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity.

L-3 Selected To Provide Enhanced Displays For Apache HelicopterL-3 Communications announced that its Display Systems unit has received a competitively-awarded firm-fixed price contract from Lockheed Martin to develop a new 5-x-5-inch color Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display (AMLCD) assembly for the U.S. Army’s AH-64D Apache helicopter. L-3 has extensive experience supporting the Apache platform, with over 1,000 display systems delivered to

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army.

L-3’s new color AMLCD assembly will be a direct replacement for the current monochromatic display unit, and will be used to enhance the Apache’s target acquisition and night vision sensor display capabilities. It provides one of the highest resolution display systems available on U.S. military platforms, resulting in greatly enhanced target detec-tion and recognition for Apache pilots during day or night operations.

“We are honored to have earned this opportunity to extend our out-standing relationship with Lockheed Martin on the AH-64D Apache program. Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army have shown great confidence in our ability to develop this complex system upgrade for our warfighters,” said Bruce Coffey, president of L-3 Display Systems. “L-3 is a leader in providing high-performance display systems, processing and avionics subsystem integration solutions for demanding environments.”

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The Boeing Co Award

The Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $319,905,801 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-fee contract (N00019-09-C-0022) for spares, support equipment and tools, logistics support, trainers, and courseware in support of the low rate initial production, lot two, P-8A multi-mission maritime aircraft. Work will be performed in McKinney, Texas (35 percent); Hazelwood, Mo. (35 percent); Seattle, Wash. (14 percent); Jacksonville, Fla. (4 percent); Anaheim, Calif. (4 per-cent); Baltimore, Md. (3 percent); Camden, N.J. (3 percent); and Greenlawn, N.Y. (2 percent). Work is expected to be completed in March 2014.

Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air System Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Ceradyne, Inc., Costa Mesa, Calif., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for a maximum $127,349,100 for enhanced small arms protective inserts. Other locations of performance are Cali-fornia and Kentucky. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. The date of performance completion is March 31, 2013. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Phila-

delphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM1C1-11-D-1061).

Northrup Grumman Space and Mission Systems Award

Northrup Grumman Space and Mission Systems, Redondo Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $39,501,564 cost-plus-award-fee contract modification to exercise the option for the defense on-orbit support and sustainment contract providing fiscal 2012 on-orbit sustainment for both the Defense Support Program sensor and spacecraft bus. Work will be performed at Redondo Beach, Calif.

Cubic Defense Applications, Inc. Award

Cubic Defense Applications, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a not to exceed $31,435,144 firm-fixed-price contract for approxi-mately 105 airborne subsystems, parallel and serial umbilicals, and ballast, ground subsystems: transport ground subsystem with live monitor, control display units, portable ground subsystem, remote range unit, maintenance boot flash module, travel and engineering and technical management support and program management. This contract supports foreign military sales to Australia (37 percent). AAC/EBYK (Range Instrumentation Systems Branch), Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8678-12-C-0104).


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Klaus Hagelganz started his journeyman machinist program when he was 16 years old and worked his apprenticeship in Argentina. The company in Argentina was an American-owned company who sponsored Klaus in his machining schooling. Klaus felt an early love for his vocation and was very proud to be making something with his mind and his hands.

There was one revolution after another in those days (1950’s -1970’s) and when Klaus got married he had to come to grips with the fact the military was taking over and he needed to move to a land of opportunity. Klaus says the choices at that time were Canada, Germany, and the United States.

Klaus chose the United States. With a job contract and an affidavit in hand from a friend in LA, Klaus and his wife moved to America. In those days, Klaus says, craftsmen were always welcome and there was always a good job opening for trained craftsmen.

After a few years Klaus moved to work for a mold making company in CA, Caco Pacific and specialized in what was re-ferred to as duplicating. “Back then”, Klaus says, “we made the electrodes for the EDM Machines”. Klaus used sinker machines most of his life and said EDM wire machines came into their own around 20 years ago. Wire EDM machines have been commercially available since the late 1970s.

By the mid-eighties the machine tool and generator designs had changed dramatically. Unlike the early “sewing machines” the Wire EDM machine had developed into a machine tool.

Though the basic concept of metal removal is the same as on a Die Sinker, a Wire EDM machine, by its very design is quite different. For instance, all Wire EDM machines are CNC controlled while there are both manual and CNC Die Sinkers.

Performance jumped from 1 to 6 and then 12 in2/hr. Competition between EDM manufacturers continued through the eighties and performance improved.

Today, CNC Wire manufacturers boast “advertised” first pass machining rates in excess of 25 in2/hr.

High current genera-tors, higher flushing pressures requiring stiffer, more rigid tool-ing and premium wire (electrodes) have all had an impact on cutting speeds.

Klaus had other EDM machines before the Mitsubishis and has had them removed from his facility. He explained that when you are making very high precision parts and molds you must use the best equipment. “Mit-subishi is class 1”, Klaus said. He continued, “We have 2 wire machines (Mitsubishi FA10PS) and one sinker (Mitsubishi EA12V), and they are all very precise and very reliable.”

Klaus said, “We specialize in metal injection molding and we have been doing this since the 80s. We inject the powdered metal into a high precision mold and then sinter (High Heat Process) the parts in our precision furnaces to perfection. We attained world-class status

over the years. These EDM machines have helped us make molds that keep us at the cutting edge of world-class technology. The craftsmen that program and run these machines are the foundation of manufactur-ing. Everything starts with a tool! Building something is what made the United States.” He contined, “We need to build things again. The U.S. needs to import some great CNC operators/machinists and programmers that know the trade and that know how to build a tool from scratch. This is why we hire the best people!”

Ted Lukins, Shop Foreman and Juergen Bathen, Manufacturing Engineer, both agree that World Class treats their people very well and the micro molding they do is in a class of its own. Ted says, “The capabilities of the World Class shop are very high tolerance. We have created our own tooling that is proprietary and keeps us doing business with the top tier in orthodontics and other medical fields.”

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Aviation High soars into the future, landing next to Boeing Field

Some gravel, some dirt, a lot of weeds and, in one corner, a portable toilet. That’s about all that’s been sitting in this vacant lot north of the Museum of Flight along East Marginal Way South.

To imagine this as the site of a cutting-edge educational facility that will help produce tomorrow’s engineers, scientists, pilots, technicians and entrepreneurs takes vision.

Fortunately, vision is the common denominator among those who will gather Wefor the groundbreaking of the $43.5 million Raisbeck Aviation High School.

Donors and dreamers, educators and museum professionals, industry and government leaders, architects, planners and builders, even students have their stamp on the three-story school building due to open in 2013.

“We want to inspire the generation that’s going to write the story of the second century of flight,” said Douglas King, Museum of Flight CEO.King said the museum — long before he came on board early this year

— decided its goal wasn’t just to collect and preserve aviation history but to help shape it.

Aviation High School, a public school that’s part of the Highline School District, actually opened in 2004. It operated for its first few years at South Seattle Community College and, more recently, on the campus of a Des Moines middle school.

“We’ve been nomads,” said Reba Gilman, principal since the school opened.

From the school’s inception, the museum has been envisioned as its eventual home, Gilman said. Not only will it provide ready access to the museum’s resources, it will put the school at the doorstep of some 200 flight-related businesses operating out of the Boeing Field area.

“Our goal is that every student is connected with a mentor in the aviation/aerospace industry,” Gilman said. “We want them [the mentors] to come for lunch with students, share their education and career pathways, and be a true member of our learning community.”

Every aspect of the building will reinforce its mission, Gilman said, in-cluding project labs in which students can build robots, rockets, model airplanes — even a small airplane.

Instead of athletics, the school will field “sports of the mind” teams, on which students use science, technology, engineering and communication skills to tackle real-world projects.

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The museum also will benefit from the juxtaposition, King said, by tapping the energy and vitality of high-school students to help with exhibits and programs at the museum.

When the school moves to its new quarters, its new name will honor the commitment of James and Sherry Raisbeck of Seattle, who have donated $3 million toward the school’s construction. James Raisbeck heads Raisbeck Engineering and Raisbeck Commercial Air Group, in-novators in aviation design.

Boeing has contributed $4 million. Jim Albaugh, Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO, said the school could be an important part of producing the company’s future workforce, noting that half of Boeing’s engineers are expected to retire over the next five years.

Gilman said the school is looking for students “who are inspired by aviation and aerospace” and ready to pursue a rigorous education in “STEM” subjects: science, technology, engineering and math. The school intends to stay small to focus effectively on individual students. This fall’s freshman class of 115 was drawn from a pool of some 275 applicants, Gilman said.

Half of the school’s 425 students come from the Highline School Dis-trict; the others are drawn from a wide area around Puget Sound. Of 330 students who graduated in the school’s first four classes, 95 percent have gone on to college.

Marco was in Aviation High School’s initial graduating class, 2008 — the same year he got his pilot’s license. This year, he graduated from Florida’s Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, completing four years of curriculum in three.

He soon will head to basic training in the Air Force, where he hopes to become an officer and fighter pilot. The value of his experience at Aviation High School, which included learning directly from pilots and aviation engineers, was evident at Embry-Riddle.

Lockheed Martin Award

Lockheed Martin, Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, Calif., is be-ing awarded a $19,728,500 unpriced letter contract to provide for Long Lead Material (LLM) required for the fiscal year 2012 follow-on production of the TRIDENT II (D5) Missile System.

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Applied Materials, Inc. advanced the state-of-the art in photomask technology with its new Applied Centura® Tetra™ EUV Advanced Reticle Etch system.

Overcoming a major hurdle to the adoption of EUV1 lithography, the new Tetra EUV system solves the critical and unmet challenge of etching the new EUVL pho-tomasks with nanometer-level accuracy and world-class defect performance to enable the fabrica-tion of multiple new generations

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EUVL photomasks are fundamentally different than conventional photomasks that selectively transmit 193nm wavelength light to proj-ect circuit patterns onto the wafer. At the 13.5nm wavelength used by EUVL, all photomask materials are opaque, so the mask contains complex multi-layer mirrors to reflect circuit patterns onto the wafer instead. The Tetra EUV system is designed to etch new materials and complex layer stacks to meet the stringent pattern accuracy, surface finish and defectivity specifications required to achieve high lithography yields when operating in this reflected mode.

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Boeing Co.Award

The Boeing Co., of Huntington Beach, Calif., is being awarded a maximum $11,750,000,000 Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quan-tity contract for the C-17 Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment


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Approximately 10 precent of this con-tract effort supports Foreign Military Sales to United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and NATO Strategic Airlift Capability. At this time, zero dollars have been obligated. Aerospace Sustainment Directorate Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity.

Business Jet Sales May Grow in 2012

Honeywell predicts that business jet sales may rise in 2012, spurred by demand from emerging economies. Business-jet sales may increase worldwide starting in 2012 as emerging-market demand blunts a slug-gish U.S. economy that fueled a probable decline this year, Honeywell International Inc. projected.

Purchase expectations are growing in Asia, followed by the Middle East and Africa, while the free-fall in developed markets like North America following 2008’s recession has stabilized, according to an annual survey of 1,500 companies by the Morris Township, New Jersey-based avionics and cockpit-instruments maker.

Companies also have cash to spend now, compensating for individu-als that might hold back amid economic uncertainty, Rob Wilson, president of Honeywell’s business and general aviation unit, said in an interview. Replacement of aging planes has combined with international travel demand to boost potential sales of longer-range models, he said Cautious optimism” will be a theme at the National Business Aviation Association’s annual conference that is in Las Vegas,

Wilson said. “We’re figuring out how to make the most of it in un-certain times.”Customers continue to say that they still intend to buy new aircraft in the next five years, though some have pushed out the timing to the latter half of that period, Wilson said.

Air-travel demand has been boosted by growing trade between Africa and China, a run-up in commodity prices and oil, and the exploration of new business opportunities in those regions, Wilson said.

Global deliveries probably will decline to 600 to 650 from last year’s 732, then climb in 2012 to less than 700, Honeywell projected.

The percentage of active fleets comprised by used jets for sale has declined about four points from a peak in 2009 amid the financial crisis, the survey found. Business-jet manufacturers are building new models with greater range to lure buyers away from the used-aircraft market. General Dynamics Corp.’s Gulfstream, Textron Inc.’s Cessna and Embraer SA are all developing new planes to enter service over the next two years.

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Growth foreseen for piston, turboprop planes

Demand for turboprop planes is expected to bound back quicker than demand for piston-powered aircraft, Douglas Royce, an aerospace analyst with Forecast International, said Demand for piston-powered and turboprop aircraft is expected to total 24,000 aircraft worth about $28 billion over the next 10 years, according to a new forecast.

The forecast by Forecast International includes 18,400 piston aircraft worth $8 billion and nearly 6,000 turboprops worth about $20.5 billion.

While production is expected to increase slightly from 2011 to 2012, stronger growth won’t begin until after next year, the report by the Newtown, Conn.-based company said.

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Manufacturers are “seeing signs of improvement, but it’s from a very low base,” Douglas Royce, Forecast International aerospace analyst, said. Demand from areas around the globe with higher economic growth

— including emerging economies in China, India and Brazil — won’t grow quickly enough to replace lost orders from customers in North America and Europe.

Demand for turboprop planes, such as Cessna Aircraft’s 208 Caravan and Hawker Beechcraft’s King Air, is expected to bounce back quicker than demand for piston-powered aircraft, Royce said.

“The turboprops tend to have a higher proportion of commercial operators using them than the general aviation piston aircraft,” Royce said. “They’ve done fairly well even through the downturn because the aircraft are used as income generators.”

Turboprops are used for a variety of applications, such as carrying small freight, charter operations and special missions.

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The Solar Decathlon challenges each of the teams in ten contests to design, build and operate the most attractive, effective and energy-efficient solar-powered home. Each team’s home is designed with the energy needs of a typical household in mind.

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The DOE issued a statement in support of the commissioning of the world’s first tri-gener-ation fuel cell and hydrogen energy station at the Orange County Sanita-tion District’s

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Silevo’s corporate headquarters in California’s Silicon Valley are sup-ported by its R&D and manufacturing operation base in Asia. The company recently finalized US$33 million in financing with New Margin, a new lead investor, which was joined by GSR & DT Capital. The company intends to use the financing to develop a high-volume manufacturing facility in Hangzhou, China and explore advanced re-search to bring Triex to 24% conversion efficiency.


MIT’s Technology Review Features Solar3D

Solar3D, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough 3-dimensional solar cell technology to maximize the conversion of sunlight into electric-ity, has been featured in an article published by MIT’s prestigious technological journal, Technology Review. Inspired by light management techniques used in fiber optic devices, the company’s innovative solar cell technology utilizes a 3-dimensional design to trap sunlight inside micro-photovoltaic structures where photons bounce around until they are converted into electrons. So-lar3D’s management believes that this breakthrough solar cell design will dramatically change the economics of solar energy.

“It is exciting to see our innovative 3-dimensional solar cell high-lighted by a publication like Technology Review,” commented Jim Nelson, President and CEO of Solar3D. “The publication recognizes the top advances in a broad spectrum of science. We feel gratified to be counted as part of the great breakthroughs among the advances in solar technology.”

With the design complete, Solar3D has begun the process of evaluat-ing methods of fabricating a prototype along with techno-economic analysis of the new solar cell. The article reported that Solar3D’s new 3-dimensional solar cell will have two principal sections: the Light Collector section and the Micro Photovoltaic section. The purpose of the design is to eliminate reflection and electron re-absorption.

Nelson continued, “The article describes our focus on mass produc-tion and competitiveness. We focus on both of those items to help us move closer to grid parity. Ultimately, our overriding objective is to make solar energy affordable to the world and to achieve its destiny of becoming the primary source of energy for mankind.”

As the Company nears the completion of its prototype in the next few months, management will seek a fabrication partner, most likely in the semiconductor industry, who will participate in bringing the product to market.

BAE to deliver light armoured vehicles to US Army

The US Army TACOM has awarded a contract to BAE Systems through the foreign military sales route to produce and deliver nine second-generation international light armoured vehicles (ILAV).

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Demand for piston-powered and turboprop aircraft is expected to total 24,000 aircraft worth about $28 billion over the next 10 years, according to a new forecast.

The forecast by Forecast International includes 18,400 piston aircraft worth $8 billion and nearly 6,000 turboprops worth about $20.5 billion.

While production is expected to increase slightly from 2011 to 2012, stronger growth won’t begin until after next year, the report by the Newtown, Conn.-based company said.

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It might take years, if not the rest of the decade, for demand for piston aircraft to return to pre-recession levels, the forecast said. The tepid economic recovery has hurt growth in both segments.

Manufacturers are “seeing signs of improvement, but it’s from a very low base,” Douglas Royce, Forecast International aerospace analyst, said. Demand from areas around the globe with higher economic growth

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Demand for turboprop planes, such as Cessna Aircraft’s 208 Caravan and Hawker Beechcraft’s King Air, is expected to bounce back quicker than demand for piston-powered aircraft, Royce said.

“The turboprops tend to have a higher proportion of commercial operators using them than the general aviation piston aircraft,” Royce said. “They’ve done fairly well even through the downturn because the aircraft are used as income generators.”

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Manufacturers are waiting to see how long it takes demand for piston planes to emerge from China and India. When it does, Cessna, Piper, Cirrus and other planemakers will be well positioned.“Everyone will benefit, but that’s going to require the regulatory structure and infra-structure to be built,” Royce said.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. purchased Intrinsic Bioprobes Inc. for an undisclosed price and will continue to operate the company in Tempe, said Randy Nelson, who spun IBI out of ASU in 1996 when he was a professor.

Nelson ran the company for 10 years before he returned to ASU to run the Molecular Biomarkers Lab at the Biodesign Institute. Dobrin Nedelkov took over operations as CEO and scientific director of IBI, while Nelson held the title of president.

After the sale to Thermo Fisher, Nelson will continue to be involved with the business as a consultant. Nedelkov and IBI’s nine other staffers now are among Thermo Fisher’s 34,000 employees in 150 countries worldwide, Nelson said.

The publicly traded company, which is No. 258 on the Fortune 500, has been on a shopping spree, paying $2.1 billion for Calif.-based Dionex Corp. to expand its Asian operations and $260 million for Canada-based Fermentas Inter national Inc. last year.

IBI’s relationship with Thermo Fisher began more than a year ago when they partnered to identify protein bio markers based on IBI’s mass spectrometry technology, a technique used to analyze proteins to help diagnose disease before symptoms occur.

Chuck Kummeth, president of Thermo Fisher’s laboratory consumables business, said IBI will enhance Thermo Fisher’s position in the rapidly emerging field of clinical proteomics.

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Mazak Corporation announced that it has begun exporting machines designed and built at the company’s Florence, Kentucky plant to Japan and other countries in Asia, as well as to Brazil and other South American countries.

Initially, Mazak Corporation will export a range of Kentucky-built models to these countries beginning in October with the QUICK TURN SMART Series. Exports to Europe will begin with the QUICK TURN NEXUS 450-II MY Multi-Tasking machines and the ORBITEC 20 machining centers, both of which are being featured at EMO in Hannover, Germany, September 19-24.

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“Exporting Kentucky-designed and built machines reaffirms the fact that the United States remains a very competitive manufacturing environment for advanced technology products,” said Brian Papke, president of Mazak Corporation. “In fact, we see the exporting of Kentucky-built machines as a catalyst that lays the groundwork for future expansion of our North American manufacturing operations.” Papke further advised with regard to the manufacturing industry,

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ISO 9001:2008 certified, Mazak Corporation opened its North American Headquarters in Florence, Kentucky in 1974, and since then, has continued to expand and invest in its manufacturing operations. Over the last three decades, Mazak has expanded its manufacturing operations in the U.S. 15 times, growing the facility to over 600,000 sq. ft.

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Rockwell Collins VP of Sales and Marketing for commercial systems Colin Mahoney took the floor during a media conference at NBAA 2011 in Las Vegas to emphasize “exponential growth in electronics technology” and Rockwell’s most recent steps to stay ahead of the power curve.

Among those steps is one aimed at bringing the capabilities of Pro Line Fusion avionics to turboprops and light jets. “Previously, advanced functionality such as synthetic vision on head-up displays and auto-mated weather radar were available only for larger aircraft,” said Greg Irmen, v-p and general manage of business and regional systems. “Pro Line Fusion now brings these capabilities and more to the entire range of business aircraft–from turboprops to intercontinental business jets.”

Rockwell Collins also announced that its Pro Line Fusion inte-grated avionics displays are now available as a retrofit display option from Hawker Beechcraft’s Global Customer Support for Pro Line 21-equipped King Airs.

The Pro Line Fusion retrofit for the King Air features what Rockwell Collins claims is the industry’s first touchscreen flight displays, allow-ing gesture-based flight management to keep the pilot’s head up and eyes forward for greater situational awareness and enhanced safety throughout the flight.

Another new feature is “autonomous backup with one-touch emer-gency control.” According to Mahoney, it is the first-ever, one-touch emergency mode for business aircraft, affording disoriented pilots extra time to recover by putting the aircraft into a safe-altitude hold-ing pattern with the push of a single button. It also provides guidance cues to the nearest airport during an engine-loss event.

The first application of Pro Line Fusion in the light business aircraft market should be certified by the end of 2013, and this system will be available for new aircraft and for retrofit in Part 23 jets and turboprops. Rockwell Collins will also offer its new lightweight HGS-3500 head-up guidance system for the light jet and turboprops market, once it is certified in 2014 or 15.

For its Venue cabin management system, Rockwell Collins announced a series of innovative features, including a family of intuitive, touch-screen, high-definition monitors and cabin controls, a touch-enabled version of its Airshow moving map and simultaneous audio/video on demand (AVOD).

Finally, Rockwell Collins’s new Ascend aircraft information man-ager (AIM) has now been certified. AIM gives operators of aircraft equipped with Pro Line 4 or Pro Line 21 avionics the ability to securely, automatically and wirelessly transfer data–including database updates and maintenance information–to and from the aircraft. The first in-stallation was done by StandardAero and certified on a Falcon 50EX.The hardware installation included the Rockwell Collins IMS-3500 information management server and DBU-5010E database unit.


Through the Ascend service, these systems create a wireless link between the aircraft and ground stations around the world to automatically transfer information to and from the Ascend Data Center.

Taking it a bit further, Rockwell Col-lins has also unveiled a new mobile app and flight operations dashboard for Ascend. It allows operators global access to “the only complete, fully integrated information management solutions that seamlessly streamlines all aspects of flight operations, from preflight scheduling to flight planning to closeouts,” according to the company.

Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion® avionics system and Primary Flight Control Computer (PFCC) have been selected for the Bombardier* Global 7000* and Global 8000* aircraft, both of which feature the Global Vision* flight deck.

“This announcement is a testament to how the industry-leading capabilities and flexibility of Pro Line Fusion make it the right solution for a wide range of platforms, including the highest level of business aircraft,” said Greg Irmen, vice president and general manager, for Rockwell Collins.

The Pro Line Fusion configuration selected by Bombardier for the Global 7000 and Global 8000 business jets in-cludes the following standard features:

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“The first flight of T-1 ushered in a new era in military and hu-manitarian airlift,” said Bob Ciesla, C-17 program manager for Boe-ing. “Twenty years ago, when I was working in flight test for this new airlift program, I could not anticipate just how critical the C-17 would become for the U.S. Air Force and its allies. The suc-cess of the C-17 Globemaster III program extends beyond Boeing’s employees and supplier partners

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The C-17 has flown more than 2 million hours in its 20-year his-tory, supporting worldwide airlift missions that transport troops and supplies to global hot zones and bring aid to those in need during humanitarian crises.

“There is no question that the C-17 has set the bar high,” said Ciesla. “The program has performed on cost and on schedule for more than a decade. Now we are entering a new stage with a production-rate reduction from 15 to 10 aircraft per year, extending the life of the

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The C-17 aircraft has achieved a number of record-breaking milestones -- more than any other airlifter in history -- and set 33 world records during initial flight testing. The C-17’s records include payload to altitude and time-to-climb, as well as a record for short-takeoff-and-landing in which the C-17 took off in less than 1,400 feet, carried a payload of 44,000 pounds to altitude, and landed in less than 1,400 feet.

During the past 20 years, Boeing has delivered 235 C-17s -- 211 to the U.S. Air Force, including active duty, Guard and Reserve units, and 24 to international customers including the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Qatar Emiri Air Force, United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence, and the 12-member Strategic Airlift Capability initiative of NATO and Partner-ship for Peace nations. India became the newest C-17 customer in June, when India’s Ministry of Defence signed an agreement with the U.S. government to acquire 10 C-17s that will be delivered in 2013-2014.

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As an example of the greater scalability of Cisco’s new WAN optimiza-tion line, a single new appliance can allow an organization of 150,000 employees to simultaneously use virtual desktops over Apple iPad or other tablets, while delivering the highest possible user experience to each one. A WAAS appliance can also reduce the time it takes to download a typical PowerPoint presentation to any tablet of any user in any branch office from 30 seconds to only one second, and also has the ability to simultaneously stream 400 high-definition videos to 150,000 employee devices.

These second-generation WAN optimization solutions improve IT ef-ficiency and cut total cost of ownership by lowering an organization’s bandwidth usage and reducing the amount of hardware previously required by 66 percent. They offer a consistent, flexible deployment model that avoids network redesigns and provides IT managers with greater visibility to optimize network resources and ensure a consistent end-user experience.

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Armor:Military GradeTemtco Steel _______480-389-2883

BrassCoastal Metals _______ 800-811-7466

Sequoia Brass & Copper__ 800-362-5255Bronze

Coastal Metals ________800-811-7466Samuel Son & Co _____ 800-648-8000Sequoia Brass & Copper__ 800-362-5255

Carbon SteelCoastal Metals ________800-811-7466Cutting Tool Control___ _206-789-7277Samuel Son & Co _____ 800-648-8000

CeramicsSamuel Son & Co _____ 800-648-8000

CopperSequoia Brass & Copper__ 800-362-5255

Material SalesCoastal Metals ________800-811-7466Samuel Son & Co _____ 800-648-8000Temtco Steel ________ 480-389-2883

Metals: Bar & PlateSamuel Son & Co _____ 800-648-8000Sequoia Brass & Copper__ 800-362-5255

Nickel AlloysMarzee Inc. _______602-269-5801

Plate: Wear and StructuralTemtco Steel _______ 480-389-2883

Stainless SteelSamuel Son & Co _____ 800-648-8000TCI Precision Metals _____800-234-5613Temtco Steel _______480-389-2883

Tool SteelSamuel Son & Co _____ 800-648-8000TCI Precision Metals _____800-234-5613Temtco Steel _______480-389-2883

METAL DISTRIBUTORS Samuel Son & Co _____ 800-648-8000

Sequoia Brass & Copper__ 800-362-5255TCI Precision Metals_____ 800-234-5613

NEW MACHINERYCHIP CUTTING

BoringCNC Machine Services 425-788-4500North Western Machinery _ 206-583-2333

CNC Drilling/TappingCNC Machine Services 425-788-4500Machine Toolworks ___800-426-2052North Western Machinery _ 206-583-2333

CNC Mills 5-AxisHogue Precision _____209-892-5649Performance Machine Tools _510-249-1000Western Machine Center 408-955-1000

CNC MillsBeaver State Machinery 503-232-4404CNC Machine Services 425-788-4500Clark Machinery ____206-219-2528Elrod Machine ______928-526-9032Ganesh Machinery ___888-542-6374Hallidie Machine Tool 253-939-9020Hogue Precision _____209-892-5649LMI Machinery Inc. ____866-437-7315Machine Toolworks ___800-426-2052Machine Tools Northwest _ 206-650-8999North Western Mach’y 206-583-2333Performance Machine Tools 510-249-1000Rosco Precision Machinery_253-333-2439Western Machine Center 408-955-1000

CNC LathesBeaver State Machinery 503-232-4404Clark Machinery ____206-219-2528

CNC Machine Services 425-788-4500Elrod Machine ______928-526-9032Ganesh Machinery ___888-542-6374Hallidie Machine Tool _ 253-939-9020Hogue Precision _____209-892-5649Machine Toolworks ____800-426-2052Machine Tools Northwest _206-650-8999North Western Machinery 206-583-2333Performance Machine Tools 510-249-1000Rosco Precision Machinery_ 253-333-2439Western Machine Center 408-955-1000

CNC Routing MachinesWestern Machine Center 408-955-1000Sanson Machinery _____ 425-513-8263

CNC Swiss Turn MachinesClark Machinery ____206-219-2528CNC Machine Services 425-788-4500CNC Solutions ______408-586-8236Ellis Machinery WA __ 253-838-3443Ellis Machinery OR ___503-258-0526Ganesh Machinery ___888-542-6374LMI Machinery Inc. ____866-437-7315Machine Toolworks _____800-426-2052Machine Tools Northwest _206-650-8999North-South Machinery _253-333-2439Performance Machine Tools 510-249-1000North Western Machinery 206-583-2333Rosco Precision Mach. _253-333-2439

Custom Built MachinesElrod Machine ______928-526-9032

EDM FiltrationDesert EDM Sales ___ 480-816-6300

EDM MachinesBeaver State Machinery 503-232-4404Desert EDM Sales ___ 480-816-6300North-South Machinery _ 253-333-2439

EDM ServiceDesert EDM Sales ___ 480-816-6300

EDM Tooling SystemsDesert EDM Sales ___ 480-816-6300EDM Network _____ 480-836-1782Global EDM Supply _ 480-836-8330

Used Wire EDM MachinesDesert EDM Sales ___ 480-816-6300

NEW MACHINERYPALLET SYSTEMS

Manual & Automatic Pallet Systems

Midaco Corporation ____ 847-593-8420Manual Lift Off Pallet Sys-

temsMidaco Corporation ____ 847-593-8420

Manual Rotory Pallet Sys-tems

Midaco Corporation ____ 847-593-8420ROBOTICS

Robotic Part Loading Sys-tems

Midaco Corporation ____ 847-593-8420NEW MACHINERY

FABRICATIONBand & Cut Off Saws

DW Machinery Sales __ 425-827-6931Innovative Tool Sales __ 714-780-0730Jorgenson Machine Tools __ 801-214-7309North Western Machinery 206-583-2333Sanson Machinery _____ 425-513-8263

CNC Turret PunchesDW Machinery Sales __ 425-827-6931Sanson Machinery _____ 425-513-8263

Cold SawsDW Machinery Sales __ 425-827-6931North Western Machinery 206-583-2333

Hardware InsertionSanson Machinery _____ 425-513-8263

Iron WorkersHallidie Machine Tool 253-939-9020

Carlos R. LugoSales Manager

NORTH WESTERN, - ,- - - '"

MAC H I ~_ E R Y -

1222 S. Weller St.Seattle, WA 98144www.nwmachinery.org

(206) 583-2333Fax (206) 583-0698Cell (206) 898-6900

[email protected]

Terrance A Moody President & CEO

Metal Service Center Inc. 2301 Industrial Pkwy, Unit 4

Hayward, CA 94545

Phone: 510-259-1005 Fax: 510-259-1958

E-mail: [email protected]

www.MetalSuperMarkets.com

LNlIMACHINERY INC.

Edward GieblewiczAccount Manager

970 Industry DriveTukwila, WA 98188

Toll Free: 1-866-437-7315Cell: (206) 300-3945Fax: (780) 437-7328

[email protected]

Web: www.newusedmachines.com

MIGHTY VIPER

Phone: 206-650-8999 Fax: 360-651-2488 E-mail: [email protected]

Vince Selway

Machine Tools Machine Tools Machine Tools Northwest, LLCNorthwest, LLCNorthwest, LLC



ASSEMBLIESAcu Spec, Inc________408-748-8600Diamond Tool & Die, Inc. _510-534-7050Matrix Machine ______ 480-966-4451Seastrom _________ 800-634-2356

Welded AssembliesWeiser/Mile High Precision 303-280-2778

BENDINGMandrel

BK Machine Inc. ____ 801-253-1929BONDINGDiffusion

Matrix Machine ______ 480-966-4451VACCO Industries ______ 626-443-7121

Dwayne ElrodDwayne ElrodDwayne ElrodDwayne ElrodDwayne Elrod

ELROD MACHINE"One stop shopping for manufacturing success"

www.elrodmachine.com E mail [email protected]

Task Master CNC Knee MillsTask Master CNC Knee MillsTask Master CNC Knee MillsTask Master CNC Knee MillsTask Master CNC Knee Mills

and CNC Retrofit Kitsand CNC Retrofit Kitsand CNC Retrofit Kitsand CNC Retrofit Kitsand CNC Retrofit Kits

3880 E. Hwy 66 Ste. 6 Flagstaff, AZ 86004Ph. (928) 526-9032 F: (928) 526-2301

CAD/CAMSoftware

Jorgensen Machine Tools 800-952-0151Laser Cutting

DW Machinery Sales __ 425-827-6931Sanson Machinery _____ 425-513-8263

Laser MarkingCNC Machine Services ___425-788-4500Magnetic Drills/CuttersInnovative Tool Sales __ 714-780-0730

Pipe & Tube Benders/Notchers

Hallidie Machine Tool 253-939-9020Plasma/Gas

Cutting Tools/SystemsDW Machinery Sales ____ 425-827-6931Sanson Machinery _____ 425-513-8263Magnetic Drills/CuttersInnovative Tool Sales __ 714-780-0730Muratec ________949-466-8255

Plate RollsJorgensen Machine Tools 800-952-0151Sanson Machinery _____ 425-513-8263

PressesDW Machinery Sales ____ 425-827-6931Sanson Machinery _____ 425-513-8263

Press Brakes Beaver State Machinery 503-232-4404DW Machinery Sales __ 425-827-6931Hallidie Machine Tool 253-939-9020Jorgensen Machine Tools 800-952-0151

Sanders/FinishingDW Machinery Sales ___ 425-827-6931Sanson Machinery _____ 425-513-8263 Shearing MachinesBeaver State Machinery__503-232-4404Jorgensen Machine Tools _800-952-0151

Sanson Machinery _____ 425-513-8263Tube Bending

DW Machinery Sales ___ 425-827-6931Hallidie Machine Tool Sales 253-939-9020

Turret PressMuratec ________949-466-8255

Welding EquipmentRocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000Sanson Machinery _____ 425-513-8263

OTHER ACCESSORIESTooling Systems

USA EDM Supply ____ 480-836-8330PROG. SYSTEMS

Factory Automation/LogisticsMuratec ________949-466-8255

CAD/CAMSoftware, CADDelcam _________ 877-DELCAM1Shop Floor ________ 877-611-5825Software, Solid ModelingDelcam ___________877-DELCAM1Shop Floor ________ 877-611-5825

REPAIR PARTS

BeltsAll World Machinery ____815-943-9111

Bearings(Precision)All World Machinery ____815-943-9111

Metric O-RingsAll World Machinery ____815-943-9111

Switches (Proximity, Limit)All World Machinery ____815-943-9111

Valves (Hydraulic, Pneumatic)

All World Machinery ____815-943-9111

RETROFITSElrod Machine _____ 928-526-9032

ROBOTICSLMI Machinery Inc. ____866-437-7315

SERVICES

AS9100 RegistrationGreat Western Registrar _ 623-580-1881

Consultant, AS/ISOBMSC ___________ 602-445-9400

ISO RegistrationGreat Western Registrar __623-580-1881

Liquid PenetrantTeam Industrial Services __801-397-2202Team Industrial Services _ 602-269-7868

MAG ParticleTeam Industrial Services __801-397-2202Team Industrial Services _ 602-269-7868

Inspection: Calibration

ServicesNBS Calibrations ______ 480-894-0592

Inspection: Gauging Equip-ment

NBS Calibrations______ 480-894-0592Manufacturing Rep

ProSalez _________ 480-773-3239Process Improvement

/ AuditBMSC ___________ 602-445-9400

X-RayTeam Industrial Services __801-397-2202Team Industrial Services _ 602-269-7868

DAVID LADZICK MANAGER

NORTHWEST REGION

SECO TOOLS INC., 8215 SW TUALATIN-SHERWOOD ROAD, SUITE 200 TUALATIN, OR 97062

CELL: 503-267-4805

OFFICE: 248-528-5990 FAX: 503-404-2440

E-MAIL: [email protected] www.secotools.com


NORTHWEST REGION


CELL: 503-267-4805

OFFICE: 248-528-5990 FAX: 503-404-2440


ISO9000 / AS9100 Cert.BMSC ____________ 602-445-9400

Machine Tool RebuildingEDM Network _____ 480-836-1782

Process ImprovementBMSC ___________ 602-445-9400NBS Calibrations ______ 480-894-0592

Spindle RebuildingSetco ___________866-362-0699

USED MACHINERYClark Machinery ______ 206-219-2528CNC Machine Services ___ 425-788-4500EDM Network _______ 480-836-1782Ganesh Machinery____888-542-6374Jorgensen Machine Tools_ 800-952-0151K.D. Capital Equipt____480-922-1674Machine Tools Northwest _ 206-650-8999

WATERJET CUTTINGFLOW Intl. _________909-620-5707Jorgensen Machine Tools_800-952-0151Machine Toolworks ____800-426-20521OMAX Corp_________800-838-0343Sanson Machinery____ 425-513-8263

Waterjet AbrasivesKMT Waterjet Systems __ 800-826-9274

Waterjet Replacement PartsKMT Waterjet Systems __ 800-826-9274

WaterJet: Filtration/ChillersKMT Waterjet Systems __ 800-826-9274

Waterjet NozzelsKMT Waterjet Systems __ 800-826-9274

Waterjet PumpsKMT Waterjet Systems __ 800-826-9274

Waterjet Robot KitsKMT Waterjet Systems __ 800-826-9274


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Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Processes

ASSEMBLIESAcu Spec, Inc________408-748-8600Diamond Tool & Die, Inc. _510-534-7050Matrix Machine ______ 480-966-4451Seastrom _________ 800-634-2356

Welded AssembliesWeiser/Mile High Precision 303-280-2778

BENDINGMandrel

BK Machine Inc. ____ 801-253-1929BONDINGDiffusion

Matrix Machine ______ 480-966-4451VACCO Industries ______ 626-443-7121

Coating: Nickel/ Teflon/ChromeCoating Technologies ___ 623-581-2648

Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.Coating Technologies ___ 623-581-2648

Electro-Coating ServicesVACCO Industries ______ 626-443-7121

COLD SPRAYAccuwright Industries ___ 480-892-9595

DIE CASTINGHilton Tool __________503-657-9312TVT Die Casting ______ 800-280-2278

DIESHilton Tool __________503-657-9312Micro-Tronics, Inc _____ 602-437-8995

EDMEDM: Dialectric Systems

/FiltrationEbbco Inc __________ 586-716-5151

EDM: Drilling Small HoleMicro-Tronics, Inc _____ 602-437-8995

EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking)Micro-Tronics, Inc _____ 602-437-8995Petersen Inc ________ 800-410-6789

EDM: WireCentral Valley Machine __435-752-0934Diamond Tool & Die, Inc. _510-534-7050

Micro-Tronics, Inc _____ 602-437-8995Jet Processing ____ 623-869-6749x117Pacific Tool, Inc. ______425-882-1970Powerhaus Precision ___480-225-8845

ENGINEERING/DESIGNNuclear Filter Tech_____303-384-9785Pacific Tool, Inc. ______425-882-1970

Graphite ServicesMicro-Tronics, Inc _____602-437-8995

FABRICATIONFabrication: Sheet Metal

Arrow Sheet Metal Prod ___ 303-427-6419Central Valley Machine ___ 435-752-0934Cygnet Stamping & Fab ___ 818-240-7574

BRAZINGPrecision Casting Repair _ 801-972-2345

BROACHINGPonderosa Ind ________303-298-1801Specialty Steel Services __ 801-539-8252

Turning: AutomaticMatrix Machine ______ 480-966-4451

Castings: RepairPrecision Casting Repair _ 801-972-2345

CHEMICAL ETCHINGAcu-Line __________ 206-634-1618PMA Photometals _____480-773-3239VACCO Industries ____ 626-443-7121

CLEANING

Wasatch Metal Finishing _ 801-779-2020COATING

Accuwright Industries ___ 480-892-9595Coating Technologies ___623-581-2648METCO Metal Finishing __ 602-276-4120

Coating: Black OxideCoating Technologies ___623-581-2648METCO Metal Finishing _ 602-276-41203

Coating: Dry Film LubeCoating Technologies ___623-581-2648

Home of 5 Omax Waterjets80” x 240” Cutting EnvelopeVirtually Zero Taper AvailableFast Quoting & Turn AroundsPrototype to Production

MarZee Inc.2345 N. 34th Dr.Phoenix, AZ 85009

602-269-5801FAX 602-269-58101-877-885-1059

[email protected]


NORTHWEST REGION


CELL: 503-267-4805

OFFICE: 248-528-5990 FAX: 503-404-2440


ISO9000 / AS9100 Cert.BMSC ____________ 602-445-9400

Machine Tool RebuildingEDM Network _____ 480-836-1782

Process ImprovementBMSC ___________ 602-445-9400NBS Calibrations ______ 480-894-0592

Spindle RebuildingSetco ___________866-362-0699

USED MACHINERYClark Machinery ______ 206-219-2528CNC Machine Services ___ 425-788-4500EDM Network _______ 480-836-1782Ganesh Machinery____888-542-6374Jorgensen Machine Tools_ 800-952-0151K.D. Capital Equipt____480-922-1674Machine Tools Northwest _ 206-650-8999

WATERJET CUTTINGFLOW Intl. _________909-620-5707Jorgensen Machine Tools_800-952-0151Machine Toolworks ____800-426-20521OMAX Corp_________800-838-0343Sanson Machinery____ 425-513-8263

Waterjet AbrasivesKMT Waterjet Systems __ 800-826-9274

Waterjet Replacement PartsKMT Waterjet Systems __ 800-826-9274

WaterJet: Filtration/ChillersKMT Waterjet Systems __ 800-826-9274

Waterjet NozzelsKMT Waterjet Systems __ 800-826-9274

Waterjet PumpsKMT Waterjet Systems __ 800-826-9274

Waterjet Robot KitsKMT Waterjet Systems __ 800-826-9274

Call: 480.773.3239

Email: [email protected]


Diamond Tool & Die, Inc. __ 510-534-7050Mountain View Machine __ 435-755-0500Solid Form Fabrication ___ 503-435-1400Valley Machine Shop, Inc. __ 425-207-5951

Fabrication: Custom MetalArrow Sheet Metal Prod ___ 303-427-6419Solid Form Fabrication ___ 503-435-1400VACCO Industries _____ 626-443-7121Group Mfg Serv _______ 480-966-3952Petersen Inc _________ 800-410-6789Cygnet Stamping & Fab ___ 818-240-7574Valley Machine Shop, Inc. __ 425-207-5951Weiser/Mile High Precision __303-280-2778Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800

Fabrication: Medium & Large

BK Machine Inc. ______801-253-1929Group Mfg Serv _______ 480-966-3952Weiser/Mile High Precision __303-280-2778

FINISHINGArizona Finishing ______ 602-438-4443Coating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648METCO Metal Finishing ____ 602-276-4120Seattle Polishing & Plating __253-804-0160

Galvanizing: Hot DipTMM Precision ________800-448-9448

Glass Bead Clean Coating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648

Liquid PaintingIndustrialEX _______ 303-456-6847MPI International ______ 956-631-6880

PassivationCoating Technologies ___ _623-581-2648Jet Processing ______623-869-6749x117METCO Metal Finishing ___ 602-276-4120

Silk ScreeningArizona Finishing ______ 602-438-4443IndustrialEX _______ 303-456-6847

Potting/EncapsulationIndustrialEX _______ 303-456-6847

GALVANIZINGPetersen Inc _________ 800-410-6789

GRINDINGChemResearch _______ 602-253-4175Get An Edge __________ 425-355-9593Mountain View Machine __ 435-755-0500Pacific Tool, Inc. ______425-882-1970Precision Tech ________ 801-285-7288Ron Grob Co _________ 970-667-5320Superior Grinding ______ 801-487-9700TCI Precision Metals _____ 800-234-5613

Grinding, BlanchardDiversified Metal Services __ 801-972-6093

Superior Grinding ______ 801-487-9700 TCI Precision Metals _____ 800-234-5613

Grinding, CenterlessRon Grob Co _________ 970-667-5320

Grinding, Double DiscTCI Precision Metals _____ 800-234-5613

Grinding: ODMicro-Tronics, Inc ______ 602-437-8995Pacific Tool, Inc. ______425-882-1970Precision Tech ________ 801-285-7288Ron Grob Co _________ 970-667-5320Superior Grinding ______ 801-487-9700

Grinding: SurfaceChemResearch ________ 602-253-4175Quality Mold ________ 480-892-5480Superior Grinding ______ 801-487-9700Westwood Precision _____ 425-742-7011

Grinding: Tool & CutterGet An Edge __________ 425-355-9593Superior Grinding _______ 888-487-9701

HEAT TREATINGPhoenix Heat Treating ___ 602-258-7751

CryogenicsPhoenix Heat Treating ___ 602-258-7751

HONINGValley Machine Shop, Inc. __ 425-207-5951Westwood Precision ______ 425-742-7011

INJECTION MOLDSHilton Tool __________ 503-657-9312

Inspection ServicesIRON STITCHING

Precision Casting Repair__801-972-2345LASER CUTTING

Laser CuttingWrico ____________ 480-892-7800

Laser Cutting: MicroVACCO Industries _____ 626-443-7121

Laser Cutting: 3DE-Coat

MPI International ______ 956-631-6880EMI/RFI Shielding

IndustrialEX _______ 303-456-6847Laser Engraving

PMA Photometals ______ 480-773-3239VACCO Industries _____ 626-443-7121

Laser MarkingPMA Photometals ______ 480-773-3239VACCO Industries _____ 626-443-7121

Precision Etched PartsPMA Photometals ______ 480-773-3239VACCO Industries _____ 626-443-7121

MACHININGAcu Spec, Inc ________ 408-748-8600Advanced Mfg Services ___ 310-320-2897

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Innol/ative

Tool !!iales

Manufacturers Representatives

Randall J. Wilson

Industrial Products Manager

755 East Debra Lane ITSOffice, (714) 780-0730

Anaheim. CA 92805 Weld Shop: [7 I 4) 533- 1690

[email protected] Fax, [714] 780-0735

www.innovativetoolsales.com [ell, (714) 51 2-73 I 4

Fred Budde IIIPresident

990 Richard Ave, Suite 103Santa Clara, CA 95050

"AHlgherLevelin Precision Machining" 408 748-8600 Office408748-8605 [email protected]

THE LINDGREN GROUPISO 900 I :2000 CERTIFIED

Gregg A. DunlapBusiness Development

[email protected]

3508 East Corona AvenuePhoenix. AZ 85040OFFICE 602-276-4120

CELL 602-725-8380FAX 602-276-0109

www.SpringWorksUtah.com


3rd Gen Machine_______435-794-4980BK Machine Inc. ______801-253-1929Britz Machine & Design ___ 509-457-2800Central Valley Machine ___ 435-752-0934Diamond Tool & Die, Inc. __ 510-534-7050Faustson ___________ 303-420-7422Matrix Machine _______ 480-966-4451Nuclear Filter Tech ____ 303-384-9785Pacific Tool, Inc. _______ 425-882-1970Powerhaus Precision ____ 480-225-8845Premier Precision ______ 623-466-3156Ron Grob Co _________ 970-667-5320Seastrom _____________800-634-2356St. Vrain ___________303-702-1529Solid Form Fabrication ___ 503-435-1400TVT Die Casting _______ 800-280-2278Valley Machine Shop, Inc. __ 425-207-5951Westwood Precision _____ 425-742-7011

Machining: 5-AxisSt. Vrain ___________303-702-1529

Machining: Aerospace

St. Vrain ___________ 303-702-1529

Machining: R & D MillingAcu Spec, Inc ________ 408-748-8600Advanced Mfg Services ___ 310-320-2897BK Machine Inc. ______801-253-1929Britz Machine & Design ___ 509-457-2800Central Valley Machine ___ 435-752-0934Matrix Machine _______ 480-966-4451Micro-Tronics, Inc ______602-437-8995Petersen Inc _________ 800-410-6789

Pacific Tool, Inc. _______ 425-882-1970Powerhaus Precision ____ 480-225-8845Ron Grob Co _________ 970-667-5320TVT Die Casting _______ 800-280-2278Westwood Precision _____ 425-742-7011

Machining: ChemicalAcu-Line ___________ 206-634-1618

Machining: CNCAcu Spec, Inc ________ 408-748-8600Advanced Mfg Services ___ 310-320-28973rd Gen Machine______435-794-4980BK Machine Inc. ______801-253-1929Britz Machine & Design ___ 509-457-2800Central Valley Machine ___ 435-752-0934Faustson ___________ 303-420-7422Matrix Machine _______ 480-966-4451Micro-Tronics, Inc _____ 602-437-8995Pacific Tool, Inc. _______ 425-882-1970Seastrom __________ 800-634-2356Valley Machine Shop, Inc. __ 425-207-5951Westwood Precision _____ 425-742-7011

Machining: LargeValley Machine Shop, Inc. __ 425-207-5951

Machining: TurningAcu Spec, Inc ________ 408-748-8600Advanced Mfg Services ___ 310-320-2897

3rd Gen Machine______435-794-4980BK Machine Inc. ______801-253-1929Britz Machine & Design ___ 509-457-2800Central Valley Machine ___ 435-752-0934Faustson __________ 303-420-7422Pacific Tool, Inc. _______ 425-882-1970Powerhaus Precision ____ 480-225-8845

Valley Machine Shop, Inc. __ 425-207-5951Westwood Precision _____ 425-742-7011

Machining: Turning LargeValley Machine Shop, Inc. __ 425-207-5951

MANUFACTURINGAcu Spec, Inc ________ 408-748-8600Advanced Mfg Services ___ 310-320-2897BK Machine Inc. ______801-253-1929Central Valley Machine ___ 435-752-0934Diamond Tool & Die, Inc. __ 510-534-7050Group Mfg Serv ______ 480-966-3952Pacific Tool, Inc. _______ 425-882-1970Premier Precision ______ 623-466-3156TVT Die Casting _______ 800-280-2278Westwood Precision _____ 425-742-7011

Contract: ProductionLaser Concepts Inc. ____ 801-280-7723

METALIZINGAccuwright Industries___ 480-892-9595METCO Metal Finishing ___ 602-276-4120

MOLDING: RUBBERMicro-Tronics, Inc _____ 602-437-8995

Molds: Plastic InjectionMicro-Tronics, Inc ______602-437-8995

Molds SteelArizona Finishing _____ 602-438-4443Jet Processing _____623-869-6749x117

Mil Spec PaintingIndustrialEX _______ 303-456-6847

NAME PLATESAcu-Line ___________ 206-634-1618PMA Photometals ______ 480-773-3239

Shawn Carlin [email protected]

INJECTION MOLDSHilton Tool __________ 503-657-9312

Inspection ServicesIRON STITCHING

Precision Casting Repair__801-972-2345LASER CUTTING

Laser CuttingWrico ____________ 480-892-7800

Laser Cutting: MicroVACCO Industries _____ 626-443-7121

Laser Cutting: 3DE-Coat

MPI International ______ 956-631-6880EMI/RFI Shielding

IndustrialEX _______ 303-456-6847Laser Engraving

PMA Photometals ______ 480-773-3239VACCO Industries _____ 626-443-7121

Laser MarkingPMA Photometals ______ 480-773-3239VACCO Industries _____ 626-443-7121

Precision Etched PartsPMA Photometals ______ 480-773-3239VACCO Industries _____ 626-443-7121

MACHININGAcu Spec, Inc ________ 408-748-8600Advanced Mfg Services ___ 310-320-2897

Innol/ative

Tool !!iales

Manufacturers Representatives

Randall J. Wilson

Industrial Products Manager

755 East Debra Lane ITSOffice, (714) 780-0730

Anaheim. CA 92805 Weld Shop: [7 I 4) 533- 1690

[email protected] Fax, [714] 780-0735

www.innovativetoolsales.com [ell, (714) 51 2-73 I 4

UID Tags (Boeing Approved)

PMA Photometals ______ 480-773-3239

PVD (Physical Vapor De-position)

AluminumAdvanced Coating ______ 562-402-0005

ChromiumAdvanced Coating ______ 562-402-0005

DLC (Diamond)Advanced Coating ______ 562-402-0005

MolybdenumAdvanced Coating ______ 562-402-0005

TitaniumAdvanced Coating ______ 562-402-0005

ZirconiumAdvanced Coating ______ 562-402-0005

PLATINGChemResearch ______ 602-253-4175METCO Metal Finishing ___ 602-276-4120MPI International ______ 956-631-6880

AnodizingChemResearch ______ 602-253-4175METCO Metal Finishing ___ 602-276-4120Premier Precision ______ 623-466-3156

Marjorie Langton President

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Index of Advertisers3rd Gen Machine...44ABS Quality Evaluations...34Acu-Line...43Acu Spec, Inc....44Accuwright...43Advanced Coating Tech...43Advanced Mfg Services...43All World Machinery..8,39Arizona Finishing...45Arrow Sheet Metal...45Band Saw Blades...48BK Machine...45Bar-S...44Blaser Swisslube...2Beaver State Machinery...40Britz Machine & Design...43Castrol...47Central Valley Machine...44ChemResearch...44Clark Machinery...41CNC Machine Services...40CNC Solutions...17Coastal Metals...16,42Coating Technologies...44CTE...39Cutting Tool Control...2,39Cygnet Stamping...45DCM Tech...34,39Delcam...39Desert EDM Sales...41Diamond Tool & Die, Inc...45DW Machinery Sales...23,40

Ebbco...42EDM Network...12,40EDM Performance Access..39,40Ellis Machinery....17Elrod...28,42Faustson...44Firetrace...41Flow International...35,39Ganesh Machinery...39Get An Edge...42Global EDM Supply...40Great Western Registrar...27,42Group Manufacturing...44Hallidie ...41Helical...42Hilton Tool...43Hogue Precision...41Howard PMP...44IndustrialEX...43Innovative Tool Sales...44Intech Funding...13J&M Machine...45Jorgenson Machine Tools...41KD Capital...31,40KMT Waterjet...39LMI Machinery...41Machine Toolworks, Inc...5,40Machine Tools Northwest...41Marshall Tool and Supply...32 ,39Marzee Inc...32,43Matrix Machine...44,45Mazak...5

MC Machinery...19Metal Service Center...38,39,41Metco Metal Finishing...44Micro 100...22,40Micro-Tronics...29,43Midaco Corporation...20,41Mountain View Machining...43Muratec...40NBS Calibrations...22,42North-South Machinery...19,40Northwestern Machinery...41NFT...44OGP...42Omax..10,11,39Performance Machine Tools...15Petersen Inc...43Petroferm...39Phoenix Heat Treat...45Pinnacle Precision...45PMA Photometals...26,43Powerhaus Precision...45Premier Precision...43PTI...43Rocky Mountain Saw Blades...42Ron Grob...44Rosco...40S.L. Fusco...47Sandvik ...41Sanson Machinery...37,39,Samuel Son & Co...9,30,33,41-45Seastrom...45Seattle Polishing & Plating...44

Seco...42Selway Machine Tool Co...39Sequoia Brass & Copper...42Setco Marketing...40Shop Floor...42Solid Form Fab...1,24,25,43Specialty Steel...44Spectra Financial Services...14Spring Works Utah...44St. Vrain...42Steel Services Grinding...43Superior Grinding...44Team Industrial Sales...28,39,40TCI Precision Metals...42Temtco Steel...41The Metal Man...45Tipco...42Tool Technology Distributors...2,40Tornos...17Trusty Cook...36,39TVT Die Casting...20,43Ulbrich..21,40Universal Laser Systems...30US Shop Tools...3,39Valley Machine Shop...20,45Weiser/Mile High...45Western Machine Center...39Western Sintering...45Westwood Precision...45World Class Technology...18Wrico Stamping...43

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2102 Adams Avenue San Leandro, CA 94577 1 510 895 9000Serving Northern California & Northern Nevada

2530 Southport Way, Ste. D National City, CA 91950 1 619 477 7733 Serving Southern California

1966 Via Arado Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220 1 310 868 1010 Serving Southern California

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Pilkington Metal Finishing __801-972-2146Chrome

Seattle Polishing & Plating __253-804-0160

GoldSeattle Polishing & Plating __253-804-0160

GTin / Zinc PlateMETCO Metal Finishing ____602-276-4120

PRECISION FORMINGCygnet Stamping & Fab ___ 818-240-7574Pacific Tool, Inc _______ 425-882-1970SpringWorks Utah ______ 801-298-0113Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800

PROCESSING: METALAcid Pickle

MPI International _______ 956-631-6880Chemical

LA Specialties _________602-269-7612MPI International _______ 956-631-6880Seattle Polishing & Plating __ 253-804-0160

Plating AlodineMPI International _______ 956-631-6880

PhosphateMPI International _______ 956-631-6880

PolishingSeattle Polishing & Plating __ 253-804-0160

PUNCHINGGroup Manufacturing Serv _ 480-966-3952Pacific Tool, Inc _______ 425-882-1970Cygnet Stamping & Fab ___ 818-240-7574

SIGNSAcu-Line ___________ 206-634-1618PMA Photometals ______ 602-278-7800Solid Form Fabrication ___ 503-435-1400

SPLINESSpecialty Steel Services ___801-539-8252

SPRAY: METAL, PLASMAAccuwright Industries ____ 480-892-9595

SPRINGSSpringWorks Utah ______ 801-298-0113

STAMPINGCygnet Stamping & Fab ___ 818-240-7574 Central Valley Machine ___ 435-752-0934Seastrom ___________ 800-634-2356SpringWorks Utah ______ 801-298-0113Weiser/Mile High Prec. 303280-2778

Stamping:DesignSpringWorks Utah ______ 801-298-0113Weiser/Mile High Prec. 303280-2778

Stamping:Flat FormingSpringWorks Utah ______ 801-298-0113

Stamping: LightSeastrom __________ 800-634-2356SpringWorks Utah ______ 801-298-0113

SWISS SCREW MCHG.Acu Spec, Inc ________ 408-748-86003rd Gen Machine ______ 435-794-4980Howard PMP _________801-808-4106Lewis Aerospace _____ 877-254-2024Ron Grob Co _________ 970-667-5320Seastrom __________ 800-634-2356Westwood Precision _____ 425-742-7011

TESTINGTesting: Non-Destructive

Blanchard Metals Proc. ___ 801-972-5590Jet Processing ______623-869-6749x117Pilkington Metal Finishing _ 801-972-2146Premier Precision ______ 623-466-3156

THERMAL SPRAYAccuwright Industries ____ 480-892-9595

TOOL & DIEWrico ____________ 480-892-7800

TOOL Cutting & GrindingPowerhaus Precision ____ 480-225-8845

TOOLINGCentral Valley Machine ___ 435-752-0934Diamond Tool & Die, Inc. __ 510-534-7050Mountain View Machine __ 435-755-0500

TUBE CUTTINGCygnet Stamping & Fab ___ 818-240-7574

WATERJET CUTTINGBritz Machine & Design ___ 509-457-2800Central Valley Machine ___ 435-752-0934Marzee Inc. _______ 602-269-5801Petersen Inc _________ 800-410-6789Solid Form Fabrication ___ 503-435-1400

WELDINGArrow Sheet Metal Prod ___ 303-427-6419Britz Machine & Design ___ 509-457-2800Central Valley Machine ___ 435-752-0934Cygnet Stamping & Fab ___ 818-240-7574Petersen Inc _________ 800-410-6789Mountain View Machine __ 435-755-0500Solid Form Fabrication ___ 503-435-1400Weiser/Mile High Prec. _303280-2778

Welding: Aluminum Medium & Large

Petersen Inc _________ 800-410-6789Welding: Precision

Petersen Inc _________ 800-410-6789Weiser/Mile High Prec. _303280-2778

Welding: MIG-TIGArrow Sheet Metal Prod ___ 303-427-6419Petersen Inc _________ 800-410-6789


Seco...42Selway Machine Tool Co...39Sequoia Brass & Copper...42Setco Marketing...40Shop Floor...42Solid Form Fab...1,24,25,43Specialty Steel...44Spectra Financial Services...14Spring Works Utah...44St. Vrain...42Steel Services Grinding...43Superior Grinding...44Team Industrial Sales...28,39,40TCI Precision Metals...42Temtco Steel...41The Metal Man...45Tipco...42Tool Technology Distributors...2,40Tornos...17Trusty Cook...36,39TVT Die Casting...20,43Ulbrich..21,40Universal Laser Systems...30US Shop Tools...3,39Valley Machine Shop...20,45Weiser/Mile High...45Western Machine Center...39Western Sintering...45Westwood Precision...45World Class Technology...18Wrico Stamping...43

maximize productivity and reduce costs with the power of castroL high performance products

It’s what’s on the InsIde that counts …

Inside every Castrol drum is cutting edge technology that is proven to impact process efficiency and operating costs. Offering a wide range of products to meet your application needs, we provide the maximum performance benefits you seek, accompanied by world-class service and technical expertise. Castrol’s line is broad enough to cross all applications, yet refined enough to fulfill the intricate needs of the specialty markets we serve.

the RIght LIne of PRoducts

• Cutting & Grinding

• High Performance Lubricants

• Greases

• Deformation

• Cleaners

• Corrosion Preventatives

• Chain Oils

discover why only castrol Industrial has the technoLogy InsIde.

Castrol Industrial North America Inc. l 150 West Warrenville Rd. 603-1E l Naperville, IL 60563 l [email protected] l castrol.com/industrial

the technoLogyinside

S.L. Fusco’s three locations:

2102 Adams Avenue San Leandro, CA 94577 1 510 895 9000Serving Northern California & Northern Nevada

2530 Southport Way, Ste. D National City, CA 91950 1 619 477 7733 Serving Southern California

1966 Via Arado Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220 1 310 868 1010 Serving Southern California

slfusco.com

TUBE CUTTINGCygnet Stamping & Fab ___ 818-240-7574

WATERJET CUTTINGBritz Machine & Design ___ 509-457-2800Central Valley Machine ___ 435-752-0934Marzee Inc. _______ 602-269-5801Petersen Inc _________ 800-410-6789Solid Form Fabrication ___ 503-435-1400

WELDINGArrow Sheet Metal Prod ___ 303-427-6419Britz Machine & Design ___ 509-457-2800Central Valley Machine ___ 435-752-0934Cygnet Stamping & Fab ___ 818-240-7574Petersen Inc _________ 800-410-6789Mountain View Machine __ 435-755-0500Solid Form Fabrication ___ 503-435-1400Weiser/Mile High Prec. _303280-2778

Welding: Aluminum Medium & Large

Petersen Inc _________ 800-410-6789Welding: Precision

Petersen Inc _________ 800-410-6789Weiser/Mile High Prec. _303280-2778

Welding: MIG-TIGArrow Sheet Metal Prod ___ 303-427-6419Petersen Inc _________ 800-410-6789

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