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Vol. 9, No. 2 March / Apr 2016

J.M. Grisley, The 1st Doosan Distributor in The U.S., Proudly Has

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Doosan N.A. Executive Management Team Awards J.M. Grisley Expansion Into Colorado

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and Wyoming

“Sometimes it’s hard to tell if retirement is a reward for a lifetime of hard work or a punishment.”

Terri GuillemetsWhat’s happening with us Baby Boomers? And why retire?

This year, the oldest Baby Boomers turn 70 and the youngest turn 51. As a group, we are the wealthiest, most active, and most physically fit generation up to this time. We are a generation that received peak levels of income; Corporations grew larger and more profitable, labor

unions promised generous wages and benefits to their members, and consumer goods were more plentiful and affordable than ever before. There are ~76 million of us today, and we make up almost 40% of the nation’s population.

Though I don’t have age demographics on our readers, I can speculate that substantial per-centages are baby boomers. We are in a more mature industry…that of manufacturing, and this industry is disproportionately experiencing the ramifications of an aging workforce. In 2000, the median age of the manufacturing workforce—at 40.5—was 1.1 years above the median age of the total non-farm workforce. By 2012, this gap doubled, with the median age in manufacturing being 44.7 years versus 42.3 years for the total non-farm workforce.

If you are in the baby boomer category, it means you’ve already retired or you may be contem-plating it in the next decade or so. You can start your Social Security benefits as early as 62 and as late as age 70. I was astounded to learn that 43% of people take Social Security benefits at age 62, and almost 73% apply for benefits before they reach full retirement age.

Today, about 2/3 of workers retire by the time they turn 65.Why? For some, it’s the right thing to do, but research shows that there are many benefits to retiring later in life.

You stay healthier:• “For each additional year of work, the risk of getting dementia is reduced by 3.2 percent,” says Scientist Carole Dufouil.

• The Harvard School of Public Health looked at rates of heart attack and stroke among men and women in the ongoing U.S. Health and Retirement Study. Among In the study, those who had retired were 40% more likely to have had a heart attack or stroke than those who were still working.

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Until next issue, I wish you the best, and God Bless Our Troops!


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In response to the honor, Faustson Vice President Heidi Hostetter said, “We couldn’t be more honored to receive this recognition. It’s truly an honor and, as noted at the awards ceremony, this is Colorado’s award; we merely accepted it. Thanks to Manufacturer’s Edge, School of Mines,

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“This is a terrific investment by the Haas Foundation in the students and in the

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To be eligible for the Haas Scholarship, students must attend full time, have at least a 3.0 grade point average and have financial need of the assistance. The amount of each scholarship will be determined based on individual circumstances. Six students received Haas scholarships to WCCC for the spring semester. Each scholarship was for $500. Students may reapply for Haas scholarships each semester.

Established by Gene Haas, the foundation has awarded more than $15 million to deserving charities since 1999. It was formed to fund the needs of the local community and other deserving charities and has expanded to provide scholarships for students entering technical training programs, especially machinist-based certificate and degree

programs at community colleges and vocational schools.

Haas founded Haas Automation Inc., in 1983. It is the largest machine tool builder in the western world and manufactures a complete line of CNC vertical machining centers, horizontal machining centers, CNC lathes and rotary products. The company also builds a variety of specialty machines, including 5-axis machining centers, mold making machining centers, tool-room machines, and gantry routers.

WCCC’s machining program is a nationally designated Haas Technical Education Center program.

Western Colorado Community College is a division of Colorado Mesa University. With programs ranging from the certificate to as-sociate levels, WCCC offers career and technical education programs designed to provide students to enter the career field of their choice.

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With the new partnership, MMT-Moncktons has added cutting tools to its line of products. Tooling Sales Manager Kip Shefveland, says, “We now offer our customers in the Rocky Mountain region local stocking of such quality cutting tools as Kennametal, HORN, Komet, Guhring, Harvey Tool, Allied Machine, RedLine Tools, plus many more.

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Ogden-Weber Tech College Fills Jobs With Employer and Technology-Driven Approach

Back in 2004, responding to local employer need for a strong pipeline of manufacturing workers, Ogden-Weber Tech College in Ogden, Utah, placed a bold bet on technology. That year, the school intro-duced online training through Tooling U-SME as part of a blended learning approach. More than a decade later, that forward thinking has helped establish Ogden-Weber Tech College as a sought-after educator both with local students and those as far away as Hawaii

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“Back in 2004, there was no T-1 connection – it was all dial up so you couldn’t use Tooling U-SME classes outside the classroom,” said Bret Holmes, machinist coordinator and instructor, Ogden-Weber Tech College. “Now students are taking classes at home, on their smartphones, and on their tablets.”

Being ahead of the technology curve has paid off. Today, the school, located in northern Utah surrounded by the scenic Wasatch Mountains, serves 6,000 students annually. It offers 300 technical-skills courses in more than 40 employment categories, such as machining, welding and industrial automation, and boasts a job placement rate of 94 percent.

Ogden-Weber Tech College was an early adopter of online training, beginning more than a decade ago, according to Bret Holmes, machinist coordinator and instructor.

Holmes, who has been an instructor at the college for nearly 20 years, said their successful program is tied to strong relationships with local manufacturers, sister schools within the Utah College of Applied Technology (UCAT) system, Northern Utah Chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Association, and partners like Tooling U-SME.

“The state of Utah faces the same challenges as other areas of the country when it comes to manufacturing,” said Holmes. “While employers may be able to find replacement workers, a lack of skilled labor is impacting local companies’ ability to grow.”


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The school’s open entry/open exit approach means that students can start at any time, whether integrating classes during high school, pursuing a certificate program or completing individualized courses designed by a local business to boost specific skills.

“Everything we do is driven by employers, for employers,” said Holmes, adding that they also partner with the Northern Utah Chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Association on campus events.

Additionally, Ogden-Weber Tech College is involved with a new state-funded machinist apprenticeship program launched with JD Machine, a local high-tech precision machining and fabricating company creating components for aircraft, defense and medical systems.

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The conversation nationally is moving to competency-based learning, but the concept is not new at Ogden-We-ber Tech College, which has been using this approach for years. The school’s competency-based program consists of about 25 percent theory and 75 percent hands-on training. A blended learning approach includes textbook, video, hands-on and com-puter-based learning.

Holmes said that since 2004, more than 44,000 Tooling U-SME courses have been completed. Now six UCAT schools have integrated the online courses.

According to Holmes, instructors like Tooling U-SME because they don’t have to rewrite the curriculum, which is continually updated based on the latest technological advances in the industry.

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Mazak To Construct New Plant In Japan

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Mazak’s iSMART Factory uses advanced manufacturing cells and systems together with full digital integration to achieve free-flow data sharing of process control and operation monitoring. In the iSMART Factory, the MTConnect open communications protocol works with process support soft-ware and provides connectivity and the capability to monitor and then harvest data from production floor

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Methods 3D Installs 3D Systems’ New ProX DMP 320 High Preci-sion / Throughput 3D Metal Printers In Technical Centers Across

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Methods 3D, Inc., a newly formed subsidiary of Methods Machine Tools, Inc. (www.methodsmachine.com), a leading supplier of innovative precision ma-chine tools, 3D printing technology, automation and accessories, announced the addition of the new ProX™ DMP 320 to its growing line of direct metal 3D printers from 3D Systems (www.3dsystems.com).

The ProX™ DMP 320 sets a new standard in metal 3D printing and is designed for high precision, high throughput direct metal printing and is optimized for critical applications requiring complex, chemically-pure titanium, stainless steel, or nickel super alloy parts.

Methods 3D is installing the ProX™ within multiple technology centers across the US to provide product demonstration, training, support, and development of customer solutions on this exceptional production printer incorporating the full range of available materials. “We are excited to offer the ProX™ DMP 320 along with the ex-tensive line of 3D Systems Direct Metal Printers (DMP),” said Mr. Benjamin Fisk, General Manager, Methods 3D, Inc. “Its production manufacturing capability, in addition to high strength, high density, exceptionally pure materials at low operating costs, offers ideal additive manufacturing solutions for today’s demanding applications.”

In October 2015, Methods Machine Tools announced it entered into a partner agreement with 3D Systems, a provider of the most advanced and comprehensive 3D digital design and fabrication solutions available today, including 3D printers, print materials and cloud-sourced custom parts.

Methods 3D, Inc. is comprised of a dedicated team of industry experienced, highly-skilled technical sales and appli-cations engineers fully integrated with, and leveraging, the extensive machining and manufacturing experience of Meth-ods Machine Tools, Inc. This partnership enhances Methods’ portfolio of lead-ing-edge precision machine tools and solutions for traditional manufacturing with advanced 3D printing solutions, enabling their customers to enter new markets, expand their manufacturing capabilities, and revolutionize manu-facturing with 3D printing.

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Preparing for a Business Move Step 2: Review your Current Processes and Equipment

This is the second part of the six-step series that will help you plan for and then execute a business move. Each of these steps will help you coordinate your move to be organized and effective.

Step two is all about taking inventory of what your plant is currently doing, so you can decide what kind of move you need. To do this, ask yourself three questions.

1) Is this equipment running 24/7 or just five eight-hour shifts?If you are running eight-hour shifts five days a week, why do you need a larger facility? This is a good time to ask yourself what you can do to improve your efficiency, while studying the micro level of your layout, which we discussed in step one.

2) What is the downtime on the equipment and is there time to schedule maintenance?Consider how well your equipment is running. Does it break down fre-quently? Look for patterns in problems and try to implement predictive maintenance. If machines are running 24/7 with no time for mainte-nance, you’ll need to plan to add more equipment as part of your move.

3) How much space do you need for the machines both to operate and to maintain the equipment?Try to look into the future and determine how much space you’ll need

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KTR Machine Service is pleased to announce that it is the exclusive Fadal dealer for Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Southern Nevada.

Jeff Sparks supports KTR Machines’ Rocky Mountain customers. Jeff, located in Aurora, Colorado, says, “Our Fadal vertical ma-chining centers are equipped with the industry recognized Fadal 64mp control and THE B-II SERIES line of Fadal machining centers start at $79,900.”

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J.M. Grisley Introduces Its Colorado Team!

J.M. Grisley has carried the Doosan Machine tool line in Utah, Idaho, Montana and parts of Wyoming for the past 40 years. Just last year, Doosan expanded J.M. Grisley’s territory — not only does the company continue to support its customers in Utah, Idaho, Montana, and parts of Wyoming — the new agreement makes J.M. Grisley the exclusive distributor for the fine line of Doosan machine tools in Colorado, and now all of Wyoming. Lars Grisley, Managing Director for the 4th generation machine tool dealer, introduces the company’s newest team members who will support the new territory.

Tom Zimmerman joined the J.M. Grisley team to support customers in Coloroado and Utah. Tom earned a Bachelor’s De-gree in Communication from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee and has been selling CNC Machine Tools since 2007. He earned his CMTSE Certification (Certified

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Steve Cote also joined the team to support J.M. Grisley’s new territory. Jim spent 9 years as a Naval ship board engineer, and he has 25 years Machine tool service experience, 15 working on Doo-san machines. Steve enjoys hunt-ing, fishing, camping, and travel.

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Air Force Unveils First Image of Northrop Grumman B-21 Bomber

The Air Force unveiled the first image of a new long-range stealth bomber to be built by Northrop Grumman in Cal-ifornia and said it would be designated the B-21.

Air Force Secretary Deborah James revealed the first art-ist’s rendering of the secret bomber, an angular flying wing, at the Air Force Association‘s annual Air Warfare Sympo-sium last month. She said the name of the new warplane would be chosen in a contest among service members.

Northrop Grumman, which has extensive operations in the San Diego area, will build 100 of the new bombers at a giant aircraft plant in Palmdale north of Los Angeles. The radar-evading aircraft would replace the 30-year-old B-1 and the Eisenhower-era B-52.The program has been shrouded in secrecy since its inception for fear of revealing military secrets to po-tential enemies, and to avoid giving the losing bidders any details before their formal protest was rejected.

Northrop won a contract worth an estimated $80 billion in Oc-tober to develop and build 100 new bombers, but work on the plane was delayed for months while federal auditors reviewed a protest by Boeing and its key supplier, Lockheed Martin.

Boeing said it would skip any further protests with the U.S. Government Accountability Office or in the federal courts. The Air Force, under pressure from lawmakers and retired Air Force officers, has promised to release more information about the new plane.

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Production of the first five sets of new bombers, usually the most expensive planes in a new class of aircraft, would be struc-tured with a firm, fixed price, the service said.

Analysts say the program will be worth around $80 billion in total, providing a boon to Northrop and its key suppliers, but the Air Force has said only that it expects to pay $511 million per plane in 2010 dollars.

John Michael Loh, a retired U.S. Air Force general, has urged the Air Force to name Northrop’s suppliers to shore up support in Congress, and avoid a rerun of the B-2 bomber program, which was scaled back from 132 planes to just 21, which drove the price of each plane sharply higher.Source: Reuters

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Sometimes things just work out in life. Sometimes a critical success factor is being in the right time at the right place. That is, to some extent, how partners Stephen Mackert and Michael Smith founded their business. But, of course, it isn’t just being in the right place at the right time. That helps, but then you must add in other intangibles like the ability to take risks, negotiating skills, a superior partnership between 2 colleagues, just to name a few.

Stephen was a young man, nearly right out of high school, when he went to work at a machine shop. Stephen says, “I loved the trade from the start”, and he admits, “My family members were all in the construction industry, and it gets pretty cold in construction in Utah winters!” From his initial years in the machine shop, he went on to work for a mold making shop. It is here that he began the arduous journey of becoming a mold maker.

Michael was busy installing car stereos, and made the decision that he didn’t want to be climbing under cars for his career. And so while he was working, he also went to school for machining — doing both full time. He went on to earn his associates degree in the trade.

Stephen says, “While I was working for Sorenson Mold, I had a friend who was having a stereo and phone installed in his car, and Michael did the installation. My friend was so impressed with Michael, and since he knew Michael was al-ready studying to become a machinist, he put the two of us in touch. Stephen says, “This friend said that Michael was so smart and so particular in his work. I needed some new blood in the company I was working for so I hired Michael as an apprentice.” Michael finished school, and came on full time at Sorenson Mold.

Michael and Stephen worked together for nearly a decade at Sorenson Mold, where Stephen supervised a team of several mold makers. Stephen says, “In September of 2010 we learned that Sorenson Mold was closing its doors.”

Stephen approached Michael about the possibility of buying the business before it closed down. Michael says, “I had to be talked into it by Stephen — this was a huge step.” The 2 new partners negotiated with Sorenson Mold, brought in an expert to appraise the value of the machines, and in the end they successfully purchased the assets of Sorenson Mold.

Stephen says, “We changed the name on the door — to Molding Solutions, Inc., and we never looked back. Within the first year we were profitable.” Michael says, “We were a new business, and getting financing was tricky. Several banks turned us down. We owe much of our early success,


and the ability to grow to Key Bank, and to Jace Johnson. He helped us to get the financ-ing when nobody else would do it.”

Today, Molding Solu-tions supports custom-ers largely in Utah and Colorado, and their cus-tomers hale from such industries as medical, irrigation, dental, and commercial, to name a few. Stephen says, “We get the most difficult tooling requirements from our customers, and we specialize in

new mold building as well as mold repairs. Our footprint capability is for molds 24”x36” and smaller.” The partners are particularly proud that they are often called on to rebuild tools that were built in China, and Stephen says, “We are getting these because the tools made in China didn’t work.”

Six years into business ownership, Stephen says, “Business is very good, and we con-tinue to grow.” He admits life is simplified today versus initial start up of the business, as he and Michael typically work 10 hours a day, far less than their early days of 16 hour workdays.

Molding Solutions produces about a dozen new molds each year, repairs ~ 100 molds in a given year, and Stephen says their ratio of new tooling to replacement tooling is about 75:25. They build tools for prototyping to production. Using such software tools as Solidworks for 3D modeling and MasterCAM, they often are tasked with building the tooling for injection mold companies. Not only are they expert at mold repair and rebuild, they additionally offer wire, sinker and small hole EDM; proto-type machining and mold making; part design for moldability; and production and prototype injection molding.

In 2010 when Michael and Stephen bought out Sorenson Mold’s assets for pennies on the dollar, they inherited a number of machine tools. After a few years of profit-ability, Michael says, “It was time to replace some of our older equipment acquired with the business.”

Stephen says, “We asked around in the industry when we were making our new machine tool purchase evaluations. We knew that one thing we had to have was local sales and service. One of our machinists knew Smith Machinery well from his prior experience, and he highly recommended them. Other machine shop owners in Utah also highly recommended Smith Machinery.” For their Vertical Machining Center purchase, the team at Molding Solutions, Inc. purchased the Mazak Nexus 510C. Michael says, “The Mazak is a workhorse for us. It has been so reliable, and the service we get from Smith Machinery is outstanding.”

Molding Solutions’ most recent machine tool acquisition was the MC Machinery Dia-mond Cut TV-500, which is a combination Mill/Drill/Tap machine. The team worked with their Smith Machinery Sales Engineer, Klaus Lassig, in the purchase. Michael says,

“Klaus is a machinist by background, and he talks like a machinist. We respect his background — he isn’t a typical sales guy or a new machine tool sales guy who can’t answer your questions. During our decision making phase in the machine tool buying process, Klaus brought us into other machine shops so that we could hear directly from other owners’ about their experience with specific machines.”

Klaus says, “Mold makers often use a vacuum system to extract the graphite dust from their environment, and the environment can be quite dusty through the process. We introduced Molding Solutions to a methodology that would allow them to machine ‘graphite wet’.” Stephen says, “We were very leery, but we did a test burn, and machining ‘graphite wet’ not only was a much cleaner process, but the finished product was outstanding.”

Michael says, “Since we purchased our MC Machin-ery Diamond Cut TV-500 from Smith Machinery, we’ve been very pleased overall. The installation took 2 days before we were up and running (not months, as we have previously experienced), and the training (1 week at our site) we received from MC Machinery was just a great experience.”

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Legislation regulating un-manned aerial vehicles descended on the state Capitollast month. One bill advanced, one hov-ered but didn’t go any-where and at least two more await takeoff.

Sen. Wayne Harper, R-Taylorsville, grounded his own bill after drone industry experts, a state economic development official and a gov-ernment watchdog group pointed out its flaws.

“We don’t need more laws to regulate drones,” John McDonald, an airplane pilot and drone operator, told the Senate Transportation and Public Utilities and Technology Committee.The Federal Aviation Administration and state law already cover what Harper is proposing, he said.

SB210 aimed to restrict recreational drone use during emergencies, wildfires and large gatherings, including allowing police to “neutral-ize” unmanned aerial vehicles in certain situations. It also would set criminal penalties for trespassing and voyeurism.

Back at the offices of Rocky Mountain Unmanned Systems, there was a sense of relief as news came that Harper’s bill wouldn’t go forward.

The company’s staff — which has been growing steadily ever since doors opened a year and a half ago — were busy readying a number of drones, cameras and control panels for the Legislature’s Aerospace Day.

“We started with just one technician. Now we’re up to five,” sales manager Ryan Wood said.

The company, partnered with Flir thermal imaging, sells and builds large, specialized drones. The heavy-duty crafts are finding increasing use in construction and inspection fields, search and rescue, law en-forcement, and odd niche purposes Wood said he never imagined, such as tracking feral hogs.

When most people think of drones, they think of smaller hobby crafts, not the commercial machines, Wood said.

David Terry, CEO of SilverHawk Aerial Imaging, told the committee Harper’s bill would “dampen” his ability to stay in business. He said it would be difficult to understand airspace restrictions from city to city.

Terry also questioned the police’s ability to shoot down a drone because they wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between a hobbyist and commercial operator registered with the FAA. He said it would set off a chain of complicated events, including a National Transportation Safety Board investigation.

Utah Valley University professor Robert Trim said the school would have to abandon its civil aviation program if the legislation passed. He said it attempts to redefine what is already a patchwork of laws that are difficult to navigate and that FAA regulations are already more stringent.

Trim said he’s working on a curriculum for unmanned aerial vehicles, an industry Utah is well positioned to get into. Starting pay for lead pilots is $96,000, he said. Source: Deseret News

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Private space travel company Blue Origin expects its first test flights with people in 2017, company founder Jeff Bezos said.

And Bezos said that thousands of people have expressed interest in eventually paying for a trip on a suborbital craft.

For now, the man who founded Amazon.com is spending some of the billions earned from the Seattle-based online retailer on high tech equipment and about 600 employees working in a former Boeing air-plane parts facility. Bezos said he’s convinced the company — a vision of his childhood dreams_will eventually be profitable.

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Blue Origin, founded in 2000, has launched a ship twice, and it landed safely. The company plans to keep testing until its usefulness is done then switch to other ships being built to test human flight.

The real money will be made selling rocket engines to others planning to launch satellites and spaceships, Bezos said. United Launch Alliance has asked Blue Origin to build the engine for its new launch vehicle so it can stop relying on Russian-made engines.

Bezos, who still has his day job at Amazon, said he’s deeply involved at Blue Origin. He enthusiastically shared technical details and explana-tions during a media tour and one engineer said he was as knowledge-able about the technology as anyone in the building.

“I only pursue things that I am passionate about,” Bezos said. He spoke of dreaming of space travel and building rockets since he was 5.

He said he wasn’t ready to share exactly how much he has invested in the space venture, saying just that all the high tech equipment and about 600 employees have added up to “a very significant number.”

The media-shy company said welcoming the press to their develop-ment floor was a first step toward more openness, but all but a few photographs of the facility were prohibited.

Bezos said he wasn’t concerned about his competition to build the next generation of rocket engines because society will need lots of help moving industry and people off the planet.

Anschutz’s Massive Wyoming Wind Farm Gets Another Ok From Feds

The biggest wind farm in North America, backed by Denver billionaire Philip Anschutz, notched another win in the proposed project’s long path toward reality.

The federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued an “Environ-mental Assessment” of the specific sites for 500 of the 1,000 turbines that will be part of the Chokecherry and Sierra Madre (CCSM) Wind Energy Project in southern Wyoming. The agency also issued the study’s draft finding that there were “no new significant impacts” from the construction and installation of the wind turbines.

The BLM, in a statement, called its finding “a key milestone for the largest proposed wind energy facility in North America.”

More approvals are needed, but it’s possible that construction work on roads at the wind farm could start in the late summer or fall, said Brad Purdy, a spokesman for the BLM in Wyoming.

The Phase I for the project included in the environmental assessment, which consist of the first 500 wind turbines, will cover about 75,000 acres of private, federal and state land, according to the Power Com-pany of Wyoming, the Anschutz entity that’s developing the project.

But the long-term surface disturbance related to the wind turbines only will be about 849 acres, or 1.1 percent of the land, according to the company.

The $6 billion project, first proposed in 2008, involves up to 1,000 wind turbines capable of generating up to 3,000 megawatts of power. When complete, the wind farm will be capable of generating enough electricity to meet the needs of nearly 1 million households in the western United States, according to Power Company of Wyoming.

The project is expected to involve up to 1,000 jobs during peak con-struction.

The wind farm will be on 219,707 acres south of Rawlins in Carbon County. BLM oversees about half of the land, with the remainder made up of private land and state land.

It’s the third major win for the project in terms of federal permits. Source: Denver Business Journal

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Nationwide, the industry installed 8,598 megawatts worth of wind turbines in 2015, with 5,001 megawatts installed during the fourth quarter, says AWEA’s new report, available here.

The 2015 total is a 77 percent increase over 2014, according to AWEA.

In Colorado, wind turbines capable of generating 399 megawatts worth of renewable power started spinning in 2015, according to AWEA.

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• The Golden West Wind Farm in El Paso County, also is owned by NextEra, is capable of generating up to 249 megawatts worth of power, which is sold to Xcel Energy Inc.

And industry experts say the wind sector is expected to grow following the five-year extension of the federal Production Tax Credit for wind power which passed as part of the $1.1 trillion budget signed by Pres-ident Barack Obama in December . The budget also included language ending the ban on exporting oil produced in the United States.

In Colorado, Xcel has expressed an interest in adding wind and solar power to its portfolio.

At the start of 2016, about 9,400 megawatts worth of wind farms were under construction, AWEA said.

“The U.S. wind industry hasn’t seen this kind of rapid growth for years,” said John Hensley, AWEA’s manager for industry data and analysis.

“After surpassing the 70 gigawatt (GW) milestone late last year, Ameri-can wind power is on the verge of reaching 75 GW of installed capacity in coming months,” he said.

One gigawatt of electricity is equal to 1,000 megawatts. According to AWEA, Iowa ranks second in the nation in total installed capacity with more than 6,000 megawatts.

Oklahoma just surpassed 5,000 megawatt mark and New Mexico has become the 17th state to enter the ‘gigawatt club,’ passing the 1,000 megawatt threshold.

Texas continues to lead the nation with over 17,700 megawatts of installed capacity, more than twice that of any other state.

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CoorsTek Medical’s CeraSurf ceramic material had previously only been green-lighted by regulators outside the U.S. Surgeons have been implanting CeraSurf hip components in South America since 2011 and in Europe since 2012.

Implants using ceramics in the U.S. to date have been imported, mainly from one overseas company.

CoorsTek Medical plans to be the first domestic alternative, first eyeing a hip implant market estimated to be about $350 million annually and then looking to other uses of its medical ceramics.

The company, an offshoot of the beer family’s privately-held Coor-sTek business, has positioned itself to be a supplier of medical ceramic components to large medical device companies.

CoorsTek Medical is the only company capable of making ceramics components for medical implants as well as whole metal and ceramic implant technologies for clients, said Bryan McMillan, president of CoorsTek Medical.

“Now we have a clearance that lets us tell a different story to clients about making products for the U.S.,” McMillan said. “(CoorsTek) being the largest engineered ceramics company in the world already, that’s a really big deal.”

CoorsTek Medical spun out in 2014 and made its headquarters in Fort Worth after merging the Coors family’s C5 Medical Werks implant and ceramics business, based in Grand Junction, with a Fort Worth medical device company, called IMDS, that it bought in 2013.

CoorsTek has worked on ceramics in Golden for military, industrial and other uses for years.Source: Denver Business Journal

Lockheed Expanding Missile Factories, Quadruples Bomb Production for ISIS Long Haul

“We are seeing a lot of international demand for our product set,” Frank St. John, Lockheed’s vice president of tactical missiles, said.

“That’s causing us to do a lot of work in international partnerships and co-production and we’re very excited about those opportunities.”

In particular, U.S. and allies are burning through their stocks of Lockheed’s Hellfire missile, the signature weapon of Predator and Reaper drones. Helicopters and fixed-wing planes also carry the versatile laser-guided weapon.

“It requires a little bit of investment on our part to expand the fac-tories, but the demand is there and we’re keeping up with it [and]

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It also requires Pentagon funding. Last June, the U.S. Army gave Lockheed $18 million to boost Hellfire production from 500 to 650 missiles per month. St. John said the company has added tools, test equipment, and floor space to its Hellfire production line.

Lockheed has also “quadrupled our production capacity” at the Archbald, Pennsylvania, factory to meet demand from the U.S. and its allies for Paveway II laser-guided bombs.

With top military officials predicting that the ISIS campaign will run for years, demand for missiles and bombs is expected to remain high.

Between August 2014 and February 2016, the latest month for which Pentagon data is available, American warplanes dropped more than 39,715 bombs, worth some $1.5 billion, on ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria. Last month, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he had asked Congress for $1.8 billion to buy 45,000 smart bombs in fiscal 2017. In all, the Pentagon plans to spend $1.89 billion on JDAM, Hellfire, and Small Diameter bombs next year, up $337 million for those three weapons this year.

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Longmont electric motor manu-facturer UQM Technologies Inc. said that it has shipped the initial order for electric drive systems to a Chinese customer.

The units, PowerPhase Pro 135 electric drive systems, were shipped to ITL Efficiency Corp., a subsidiary of Eastlake New Energy, as part of a 10-year supply agreement the two companies signed in October 2015.

UQM Technologies said it’s made a deal to sell these electronic propulsion systems to a Chinese company; a deal that could be worth more than $400 million for the Longmont company.

UQM, based in Longmont, said at the time the deal to supply elec-tric propulsion systems could be worth more than $400 million.

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Lockheed Aims To Build Satellites 40 Per-cent Quicker, Lower Costs

Lockheed Martin Corp, known for making big, expensive military satellites that take years to complete, is setting ambitious targets for lowering costs, shortening the time it takes to build new satellites, and adopting new technologies.

Rick Ambrose, who heads Lockheed’s space business, said his goal over the next three to five years was to shorten the time it took to develop a new satellite by 40 percent, and to get to a point where satellites could be reprogrammed for new missions while already in orbit.

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Colorado will be one of seven hubs for a na-tional digital manufacturing institute — an opportunity to continue its efforts to grow its advanced-manufacturing sector, with some major financial help from the federal government.

President Barack Obama is expected to an-nounce the seven locations and further details about the project, but Ken Lund, executive director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, con-firmed last month that this state will be one of them.

With the announcement will come a federal grant of about $10 million to match the $10 million pledged already to the project by OEDIT and several universities in Colorado, he said.

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Ambrose said Lockheed had already cut $2.8 billion in cost from its main satellite portfolio, including the Space-Based Infrared System missile warning satellites and the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) protected communications satellites.

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The company, which has built 850 satellites in past decades, was also trying to lower the cost of its Global Positioning System sat-ellites, and had shaved 20 months off the time it took to finish the first GPS III satellite compared with the previous model it built.

Increasing the number of common parts among satellites and standardizing interfaces for payloads would also help reduce the time it took to build new satellites, Ambrose said.

Lockheed is adopting new technologies such as 3D printing, in which components are built by putting down layer after layer of powdered metals, he said. That process could lower costs and dramatically shorten production time, he said.

Ambrose said Lockheed expected to complete testing of a 3D-printed 26-inch propellant tank in the second quarter, and had just begun work on a much larger 46-inch tank.

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These planes should be lighter, faster and dramatically more maneuverable than today’s stiff-winged aircraft.

Recently awarded a $6 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the researchers will first produce the most detailed analysis of bird flight ever made for an aerospace engineering project. While modern, rigid-wing airplanes use

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“We don’t need to wait, in my opinion, to do 3D printing,” Marine Lt. Col. Howard Marotto said. “We want to get the machines out in the hands of the operator right now. Because the thing about ISIS and China and Russia and Iran and you name the country out there, they aren’t waiting. This technology isn’t that expensive on the low end. Anyone can afford it…Maybe [adversaries] make a decoy, maybe they make a bomb, maybe they make an IED – our Marines can do that too.”

Marotto noted that additive manufacturing is at the core of the Penta-gon’s Third Offset Strategy. The problem for the Defense Department now and looking ahead, he said, is how to operate in an anti-access/area denial environment. The Third Offset Strategy aims to keep the U.S. military on top of near-peer competitors by leveraging technological advancements and utilizing concepts such as man-machine teaming.

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The U.S. aerospace and defense indus-try is poised to add 39,443 jobs in 2016, an increase of about 3.2 percent and the first job growth in the sector in five years, according to a study by Deloitte.

The anticipated growth will be driven by a rebound in the U.S. military market, which lost about 185,000 jobs over the last five years due to budget cuts and the drawdown of military forces in the Middle East, the report said.

The Pentagon’s plan to add $13 billion to its fiscal 2016 budget will help drive a 3.7 percent increase in jobs in the defense part of the sector, while low oil prices and strong travel demand should boost employment in the commercial sector by 1.8 percent, the report said. Employment in the overall aerospace and defense sector fell an estimated 0.8 percent in 2015, compared with a drop of 1.1 percent a year earlier, the report said. Overall, employment in the sector had dropped 9.4

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in recent years, with the United States increas-ing its dominance of the trade while the flow of weaponry to Africa, Asia and the Middle East has increased, a new study showed.

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report, the volume of international transfers of major weapons — including sales and donations — was 14 percent higher in 2011-2015 than over the five previous years, with the US and Russia doing most of the exporting.

The biggest importers were India, Saudi Arabia, China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The authors of the report singled out the conflict in Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition is backing the government against Iran-supported Shiite Huthi rebels.

“A coalition of Arab states is putting mainly US- and European-sourced advanced arms into use in Yemen,” senior SIPRI researcher Pieter Wezeman said in the report.

The United States has sold or donated major arms to a diverse range of recipients across the globe, the report said.

“As regional conflicts and tensions continue to mount, the USA remains the leading global arms supplier by a significant margin,” said Aude Fleurant, director of the SIPRI Arms and Military Expenditure Programme.

“The USA has sold or donated major arms to at least 96 states in the past five years, and the US arms industry has large outstanding export orders,” including for over 600 F-35 combat aircraft, said Fleurant.

The biggest chunk of US major arms, 41 per-cent, went into Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Middle East.

“Despite low oil prices, large deliveries of arms to the Middle East are scheduled to continue as part of contracts signed in the past five years,” Wezeman added.

Russia remains in second place on the SIPRI exporters list, with its share of the total up three points to 25 percent, though the levels dropped in 2014 and 2015 — coinciding with Western

sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine conflict.

India took the largest chunk of Russian weaponry and SIPRI also listed pro-Moscow rebels in Ukraine among the recipients.

While the flows of weapons to Africa, Asia and Oceania and the Middle East all increased between 2006-10 and 2011-15, there had been a sharp fall in the flow to Europe and a minor decrease in the volume heading to the Americas, according to SIPRI.

The overall transfer of arms has been upwards this century after a relative drop in the previous 20 years.

China leapfrogged both France and Germany over the past five years to become the third-larg-est source of major arms globally, with an 88-percent rise in exports.

Most of the Chinese weapons went to other Asian countries, with Pakistan the main recipient.

India remains by far the biggest importer of major arms, accounting for 14 percent of the total; twice as much as second-placed Saudi Arabia and three times as much as China.


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It is not at all surprising that Doosan expanded J.M. Grisley’s territory — not only does the company continue to support its customers in Utah, Idaho, Montana, and parts of Wyoming — the new agreement makes J.M. Grisley the exclusive distributor for the fine line of Doosan machine tools in Colorado, and now all of Wyoming.

J.M. Grisley was founded in 89 years ago, in 1927. It opened its doors in Salt Lake City, Utah, where it remains today. First generation founder James Marion (J.M.) Grisley learned how to repair machines during his service in the US Navy, where he fixed anything that needed to be repaired or maintained on the ship. Once out of the Navy, JM secured some machine tool lines that he could distribute throughout the West-ern United States. J.M. Grisley was by all means successful, and when he unexpectedly passed away on a business trip when he was out selling machines, his son Robert James (Bob), who was mentored by his father, was prepared to take over the business as 2nd generation Grisley owner.

Bob’s 2 sons Jim and Peter studied to become Journeymen machinists at the Bonneville Machine School, located in Salt Lake City. While the

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2 supported their father’s business, only Jim elected to make a career out of it. Jim is pictured above with one of the earliest Doosan (then called Daewoo) machines J.M. Grisley ever sold. The machine came back to them on a trade from one of their loyal customers who pur-chased a new Doosan machine.

And now for the 4th generation Grisley. Lars is one of three children that Jim and his wife Mary Jane had. The two girls have pursued other business interests, but Lars joined the business after graduating from college, and spending a few years working for other companies. Today, Lars runs the business full time, and his father Jim has stepped out of day-to-day operations. Today, Jim supports a few of his long-term customers and is highly involved in sales of grinding machines, since this is one of his areas of expertise.

J.M. Grisley is full service distributor for both multi-axis CNC and manual machine tools including Machining Centers, Turning Centers, Boring Mills, EDM,5 Axis Machining Centers, and Accessories for both production and prototype. The company’s customers range from small job shops and to high productions shops. Their machines are particularly well suited to Aerospace, Oil Field, Medical and Job Shop applications, and their core machine tool, the one that they sell more than any other, is the Doosan line of machine tools.

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Jim explains Doosan’s history in the US. He says, “Doosan Infracore opened its US headquarters in New Jersey in 1982, and moved to its current Pine Brook location in 2011. It was built to mainly interact with and to service all customers in North and South America. It was just a few short years, 4 to be exact, before it brought on its first US dealer, which was us.” Lars adds, “We have the longest history distributing Doosan Machine tools in this country.” He continued, “Doosan’s US headquarters, with its 65,000 square feet, offers not only a place to bring customers to see and touch new machine tools, but it also carries an extensive inventory of parts for our customers. Literally, through Doosan’s US headquarters, we can delivery 98% of parts to customers overnight.”

Through a series of dynamic mergers and acquisitions, Doosan Infracore has established subsidiaries in 20 countries across the world, with more than 60% of its 14,000-strong workforce consisting of foreign nationals and the share of overseas sales exceeding 80%. Doosan supports its U.S. customers with tech centers in Chicago, Los Angeles, Memphis and Dallas.

Recently the North American Doosan executive team came to Salt Lake City to meet with Lars to show their support of J.M. Grisley’s ongoing success, and to strategize on the company’s expansion into Colorado and all of Wyoming. While on their business visit, the executive team had the opportunity to tour one of J.M. Grisley’s customers — one who recently purchased the Doosan HM 1250W Heavy Duty Large Envelope Horizon-tal Machining Center. Lars says that his customer is the first in all of the United States to purchase the HM 1250W. He continued, “The HM 1250W combines a high torque spindle drive and powerful axis drives for a large chip removal rate. The massive meehanite cast structure and wrap around box ways provide the rigidity required for both heavy cutting and superb surface finishes. The machine is exceptionally stable and maintains excellent positioning accuracy and repeatability in any environment.”

The customer who purchased the Doosan HM 1250W Hori-zontal Machining Center is a manufacturer of Industrial equip-

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ment. He says, “We evaluated several different machine builders who offered a machine of this size. In the end, after talking with other Doosan owners, and hearing about Doosan’s great reputation, we selected the Doosan.” He continued, “There were 3 other factors that helped us to make our decision, and they included superior price, capabilities (there were very few machines that offered the quill ‘extending’ spindle), and the fact that when we purchased our Doosan machine, we would have local service and support. We have been very happy with the team at J.M. Grisley.”

The J.M. Grisley team is just ramping up its operations in Colorado, Lars says. They hired Stephen Cote to support current Doosan customers’ service and maintenance requirements throughout Colorado and Wyoming. They also hired Tom Zimmerman to support customers’ sales requirements. And though J.M. Grisley isn’t a household name in the machine tool industry in Colorado today, just give them time. You will come to expect the superior sales and service that customers throughout Utah, Idaho, Montana and parts of Wyoming have experienced for 3 decades now, and you will clearly understand how the company has consistently earned awards for it sales and service.

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General Dynamics to Deliver U.S. Army’s Newest Tactical Ground Station Intelligence System

The U.S. Army awarded a contract to General Dynamics C4 Systems for 10 vehicle-mounted Tactical Ground Station (TGS) Lot D systems with an option for 11 additional systems. The TGS system is part of the Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A), the Army’s primary deployed system for posting, processing and distributing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information in real time to intelligence analysts and commanders. The order is valued at $31.5 million with all options exercised. The first of the new TGS systems is scheduled for delivery during the third quarter of 2013.

DCGS-A provides Army analysts with access to more than 600 data sources and allows rapid collaboration through shared data access. The General Dynamics-built TGS-Lot D systems allow analysts to comb through millions of classified and unclassified records within minutes, providing commanders with status updates on persons of interest and imminent threats such as improvised explosive devices.

TGS systems have been widely deployed to forward operating bases worldwide, providing U.S. military and coalition soldiers with critical force protection intelligence that saves lives at the tactical edge.

The TGS Lot D procurement followed a full-and-open competition and includes TGS vehicle system integration, training materials, field service and support. The new TGS systems will deliver superior information processing capability, secure network communications and collaboration with other intelligence resources worldwide.

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Boeing Raises Twenty-Year Commercial Jet Forecast

Bloomberg News reports Boeing “raised its 20-year forecast for commercial jet demand by 3.8 percent as air traffic outstrips global economic growth and airlines refresh their fleets with $4.8 trillion in new planes.” Randy Tinseth, marketing vice president for commercial airplanes at Boeing, said he did not see a “bubble” in the market even as the company considers raising production rates. However, Richard Aboulafia, an analyst with the Teal Group, warned inexpensive financing and oil prices could change these numbers. Meanwhile, Howard Rubel, an analyst with Jefferies LLC, predicted that Boeing and Airbus would continue to dominate the market as new entrants are just starting to come to the market.

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The sites will not be co-located with existing DoD sites that have been cleared to fly UAS in the United States, such as Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND, Pennington said. However,

he said the new airspace sites will likely butt up against those DoD-owned sites.

DoD will begin preliminary site selection for those locations by the end of 2012, Pennington said.

The unmanned aircraft will use a ground-based sense-and-avoid system for the early flight tests scheduled for the airspace locations. Sense and avoid technology allows unmanned aircraft to detect other planes in the area and change its course to avoid midair collisions.

The ground-based system will relay information from air traffic control and other sources on the location of all aircraft flying in the area of the UAS. That info will then be relayed to the UAS pilot on the ground, who can then maneuver the aircraft through the air traffic.

As tests progress, DoD officials plan to move to a partially automated sense-and-avoid system on board the aircraft, Pennington said.

Creation of these airspace bubbles was part of the FAA reauthorization bill proposed earlier this year. Lawmakers tabled passage of the FAA bill until September, when Congress is set to return from its summer recess.

Once passed, Pennington predicted that there would be a lot of “political jockeying” by lawmakers to land one of the test sites, given the money and resources DoD plans to pump into the effort.

Boeing Dreamliner Finishes Test Program

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The agency, which has worked with Boeing since the 787’s inception, doesn’t discuss certification work, said Alison Duquette, a spokeswoman.” The article notes that the only the 787s with Rolls Royce engines completed testing and more are needed for those with GE Engines. The CNET News “Cutting Edge” blog notes that on the final test flight,

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Pratt, Rolls-Royce Realign Ties

United Technologies Corp.’s Pratt & Whitney unit and Rolls-Royce PLC are ending one aircraft-engine joint venture to start another.Pratt will pay $1.5 billion for Rolls-Royce’s share in their existing International Aero Engines consortium, which produces the engines that power the Airbus A320 jetliner family.

The two companies plan to work together in a new venture that will develop engines for future narrow-body aircraft using Pratt’s geared turbofan technology.

The new venture will go head to head with General Electric Co. to develop more-efficient engines for the single-aisle-aircraft segment, in which the companies expect demand to be around 20,000 new aircraft over the next 20 years.

It also comes after London-based Rolls-Royce declined to develop new engines for the latest upgrades to the A320 neo, produced by Airbus, a unit of European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co.

Pratt had all but abandoned the single-aisle market in the early 1990s but began muscling its way back in over the past few years in the face of dismissals from its rivals including Rolls and GE.

Last year, Pratt scored a coup when Airbus selected its geared turbofan engine as one of two engine options for the revamped A320.

But this summer Pratt was excluded from a similar move at Boeing Co., which opted to upgrade its 737 instead of investing in a next-generation aircraft.

The new 737 plane exclusively uses an engine from CFM, a joint venture between GE and France’s Safran SA.

The new venture will focus on the high-bypass ratio, geared-turbofan technology. The other partners in the previous partnership—Japanese Aero Engine Corp. and MTU Aero Engines GmbH—intend to join.

Roche l icenses technology from Biodesign Institute

Roche and Arizona Technology Enterprises (AzTE) announced an agreement to license several technologies developed by Stuart Lindsay at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University and Colin Nuckolls of the Columbia University Nanoscience Center for the development of a revolutionary DNA sequencing system.

The licensed technologies include specialized approaches for DNA base sensing and reading and build on an ongoing collaboration between Roche’s sequencing center of excellence, 454 Life Sciences, and IBM to develop and commercialize a single-molecule, nanopore DNA sequencer with the capacity to rapidly decode an individual’s complete genome for well below $1000.

The licensed technologies offer novel approaches for reading the sequence of bases, or letters, in a single DNA molecule as it is passed through a nanopore. The team has demonstrated proof-of-concept, and is in the midst of making a third generation reader molecule that provides better discrimination between the DNA bases. The licensing agreement with Roche will help translate these discoveries into a commercial instrument.

The DNA Transistor technology, developed by IBM Research, slows and controls the movement of the DNA molecule as it threads through a microscopic nanopore in a silicon chip, while the newly licensed DNA reading technology can decode the bases of the DNA molecule as it passes through.

Both technologies are centered on semiconductor-based nanopores, which have advantages over protein-based nanopores in terms of control, robustness, scalability, and manufacturability.

The deal was brokered by Arizona Technology Enterprises (AzTE), the exclusive intellectual property management and technology transfer organization of Arizona State University, and includes sponsored research funding that will help Lindsay’s team move the technology towards commercialization.

ASU was the only university to receive more than one award.

Army Seeks Info On Microdrones For ISR

The Army is reaching out to industry for the latest in small-drone technology as it pursues a plan to equip soldiers in the field with tiny aircraft for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. “Ensuring that soldiers have the most advanced equipment, from protective equipment such as helmets and body armor, to weapons, power solutions and sensors and lasers, means keeping ahead of scientific and engineering innovation,” said the Army in a recent solicitation for information. “One such effort is bringing small-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) technology, also known to the Army as Soldier Borne Sensors (SBS), solutions to the individual soldier on the battlefield.” Source:Defense Systems online

Classified Pentagon Programs Will Cost $68 Billion In 2017

The Pentagon’s “black budget”—the money spent on programs and activities that are unacknowledged in nonclassified documents—amounts to around $68 billion in fiscal 2017, according to an Aviation Week analysis. This is about 12% of the total $582 billion budget and is similar in magnitude to the entire defense budgets of France, Russia or the U.K., as estimated by the International Institute for Strategic Studies and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

Classified budgets are separate line items spread throughout R&D, procurement, and operations and maintenance subbudgets. The total

amounts are similar—$22.5 billion in R&D, $20.7 billion in pro-curement and $24.9 billion in operations—but represent different percentages of those accounts. Almost one-third of R&D and nearly 19% of procurement are classified, but only 10% of procurement costs are. The black-world share of acquisition (R&D and procure-ment) is 24%, versus 17% at the end of the Cold War.

The secret programs and activities do not include the B-21 Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) or the Long-Range Standoff missile, the replacement for the Air-Launched Cruise Missile. Although programmatic and technical details of these projects are secret, their existence is acknowledged and their budgets are listed openly.

One widely reported black program is the Northrop Grumman RQ-180 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) UAV, funded under Air Force R&D and procurement accounts. A long-running Air Force procurement line item, listed under “missile procurement,” is considered to fund the production of imaging satellites and signals intelligence spacecraft for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). It amounts to $1.06 billion in the budget. There are other, smaller, Air Force programs that cannot be found in the unclassified budget: One of them, the General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Predator C/Avenger UAV, is known to be in service.

The largest classified line item is in Air Force “other procurement,” which covers everything from small-arms ammunition to ISR ground systems and was previously identified as “selected activities.” The 2017 amount is $18.6 billion.

After that, the second-biggest secret item is $15.7 billion, for defense-wide classified programs in the operations and maintenance budget. Those two items account for half the classified budget, and both are several times larger than almost any other line item.

The Air Force service has always had the largest share of the black budget. Its classified R&D is twice that of the Army and Navy com-bined—their Army and Navy classified procurement is under $20 million.

However, this reflects a major complicating factor in the analysis of the black budget: It has been generally accepted for years that the major elements of the intelligence community (IC)—the CIA, National Security Agency and NRO—are chiefly funded by the Air Force. Indeed, the service has in recent years been given approval to talk about its “blue” and “nonblue” budgets, the latter being money passed directly to the IC. Most of the difference between blue and nonblue is in procurement ($21.5 billion) and R&D ($8.5 billion), according to 2017 budget documents.

But the nonblue R&D is still $4.6 billion less than the Air Force lists in classified R&D, indicating that the service has major R&D programs that are not pass-throughs to the IC. To confuse the picture further, many major IC projects—including the design, development and support of NRO spacecraft—are Air Force-type activities. Other programs of this type are the manned and unmanned ISR aircraft owned by the CIA but developed, procured and operated by Air Force personnel. This pattern has existed for more than 60 years. It contin-


ues with the CIA’s force of MQ-9 Reaper UAVs and possibly the Preda-tor C systems. The RQ-170 Sentinel and RQ-180 UAVs are also likely to be funded from the

“nonblue” budget.

Other clues to the direction of the clas-sified budget are the existence of at least two “black-to-gray” offices in the Pentagon. The Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO), formed in April 2003, ran the RQ-170 and X-37B programs and, most likely, the RQ-180; it was selected to run the B-21 bomber program.

The RCO pattern was used by De-fense Secretary Ash Carter to establish the Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), formed in 2012 to accomplish “rapid innovation by building on what we have,” he has said. SCO is the home of the “arsenal plane . . . based on one of our oldest platforms,” which will operate in conjunction with Lockheed Martin F-22s and F-35s and “act as a very large magazine.”

Orbital Eyes 1st Customer For In-Space Satellite Servicing

Orbital ATK Inc said it hopes to announce within the next six to eight weeks its first contract for a new “in space” service aimed at extending the life and uses of aging commercial satellites in geosyn-chronous orbit.

Tom Wilson, vice president of strategy and business development at Orbital ATK, said the company had invested tens of millions of dollars in the new

capability, but gave no specific amount. He also declined to name the customer.

Wilson said each year about 70 satellites of the 380 communications satellites in orbit could potentially need servicing as they reached the end of the propellant that allows them to maintain their position in space.He added that the company planned to launch its first ViviSat Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) in 2018, and then carry out its first customer mission in early 2019 after an in-orbit checkout.

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A i r F o r c e O u t l i n e s Future Space Launch Plans

T h e A i r Fo r c e has developed a strategy to acquire new space launch systems, including replacing a Russian-made rocket engine w i t h o n e t h a t i s domest ica l ly produced.

Service officials outlined their plan during a roundtable t o d i s c u s s t h e recently released fiscal year 2017 budget request. T h e p r o p o s a l includes about $5.5 billion in Air Force space investment, a n i n c re a s e o f approximately $250 million — or 4.5 % — over the fiscal year 2016 request.

The money will fully fund the evolved expandable launch vehicle program, which helps put payloads into orbit, said Winston Beauchamp, deputy under secretary of the Air Force for space.

EELV “will preserve our ability to access space [while] investing in an indigenously produced launch capability,” he said. “This serves not only as a capability to replenish space assets as they reach end of life, but also to improve our capabilities and reconstitute our forces.”

As tensions have increased between Washington and Moscow, Congress has directed the Defense Department to stop using Russian-built RD-180 rocket engines as soon as possible. The engines power the United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket, which are part of the EELV program. ULA is a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin.

“We are working diligently towards that objective … [but] there’s a lot of work to be done by [U.S.] industry,” said Maj. Gen. Roger Teague, director of space programs in the office of the assistant secretary for acquisition. “To get off of that [RD-180] engine it’s important that first our U.S. technical industrial base build itself up back up and restore excellence in hydrocarbon engines.”

The Air Force laid out a multi-phased approach.

“The first step is to try to shore up the industrial base and take … the technical maturation and risk reduction activities necessary to build

up that industrial base,” Teague said. “Then take the efforts of that tech maturation work and be able to have it explore or support any and all competitor launch service providers who would be able to take advantage of those key technologies, and provide it in support of a rocket propulsion system or engine … That engine work then helps transport transitions to our next step, which is a launch system development.”

SpaceX and ATK Launch Systems were recently awarded contracts to develop rocket propulsion system prototypes. For now, the Air Force says ULA needs to continue using the RD-180.

“We’re trying to manage this transition period until we get the new family next-generation of launch systems certified and able to support our requirement,” Teague said. “Until that happens, and in order to promote competition, ULA would need to have access to the RD-180 engine to be able to competitively compete with SpaceX and their Falcon 9. And so if the direction is we’re going to get off RD-180 now and we will have no further access or authorization to use any additional RD-180 engines, then we’re going to have to look at a different strategy to be able to satisfy our launch manifest requirement until those new entrants are satisfied.”

The Air Force is looking for a complete launch system capability, not just a rocket engine. Teague noted. The service is trying to promote technology maturation “to evolve from … new engine technologies, to a launch system, to ultimately launch services and certified launch capabilities

— and that’s our end state [and] what we’re trying to achieve,” he said.

with other satellites that are running out of fuel, repositioning and controlling them to continue serving their existing areas or move to new areas.

In seven to eight years, as robotic technology advances, the spacecraft could eventually transfer fuel to aging satellites, or deliver or swap their payloads, Wilson said, citing work on such capa-bilities by NASA and other agencies.

Each of the MEV satellites will be designed to last for 15 to 20 years, with the ability to dock and undock from other satellites 10 to 15 times, he said.

The project was first begun by ATK in 2009, but got fresh momentum after Orbital merged with ATK 18 months ago. Orbital had a satellite that was ideally sized for the job, and was docking to other satellites through its NASA space station cargo resupply contract, Wilson said.

Orbital also had a role on a secret Air Force program that was first disclosed last year and in-cludes docking capabilities, he said. He declined to provide any additional details.


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Two-thirds of big businesses expect their sales to increase in the next six months, and 34 percent plan to increase capital spending.

That’s according to the Business Roundtable’s quarterly survey of its members, who are CEOs of the nation’s largest corporations. But while their outlook for sales and capital spending improved, their hiring plans weakened. Only 29 percent expect to increase the size of their work force in the next six months, down from 35 percent last quarter. Notably, 38 percent plan to reduce employment.

Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman, who chairs the Business Roundtable, says the organization’s latest survey of big businesses shows “an economy that continues to lack momentum.”

The results “point to an economy that continues to lack momentum,” said Doug Oberhelman, chairman and CEO of Caterpillar Inc., who chairs the Business Roundtable.

“These results only reinforce the need for Congress and the administration to act this year to enact policies that boost job creation and economic growth,” he said.

Those policies include ratifying the Trans-Pacific Partnership, passing tax reform and “embracing a smart regulatory environment,” he said.

That wish list isn’t likely to be fulfilled this year, however. It will be up to a new president and a new Congress to decide what happens on these issues.

So far, the 2016 presidential campaign has been dominated by populist attacks on big businesses, even from some Republicans. Oberhelman said that negative tone hasn’t had much impact on CEOs’ plans for their own companies -- “everyone understands what a political campaign is,” he said. He hopes that exporters like Caterpillar can convince members of Congress that expanding exports through trade deals such as the TPP will also help the thousands of small businesses in big businesses’ supply chains.

Meanwhile, Congress’ passage of a multiyear highway bill at the end of last year is beginning to show signs of paying off for companies like Caterpillar (CAT), he said.

“We are starting to see the very beginning of the green shoots of a lot of highway attention and infrastructure around the county,” Oberhelman said. Source: Denver Business Journal

U.S. Air Force Looks Ahead To ‘Family’ Of Next Air Dominance Weapons

The U.S. Air Force is nearing completion of a study about U.S. air dom-inance in 2030 that will lay the groundwork for future purchases of a

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Lockheed Martin Corp, maker of the F-35 and F-22 fighter jets, Boeing Co, which builds the F/A-18E/F and F-15 fighter jets, and Northrop Grumman Corp, maker of unmanned planes and large parts of the F-35 and F/A-18 jets, are watching closely for clues about the future weapons program.

The Air Force is slated to declare an initial squadron of radar-evading, fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets ready for combat this August after 15 years of development work. But advances in radar technologies by Russia and China have prompted U.S. military leaders to start think-ing about the next generation of combat planes beyond the F-35.

“It won’t be just one airframe that comes out of it. It’ll be a family of systems that helps us make sure we can guarantee the air superiority that the joint force depends on,” Holmes told reporters.

Holmes said the Air Force was also exploring potential electronic war-fare capabilities as part of the effort.

Separately, Holmes said the Air Force planned to buy new helicop-ters to replace its aging fleet of 62 UH-1N helicopters built by Bell Helicopter, a unit of Textron Inc, which are used for security around Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile silos, and to provide VIP transports.

He said the Air Force’s fiscal 2017 budget would start funding the effort, but decisions about how the acquisition would be structured have not yet been made.

He said one possibility would be to split the current mission into two, carving off the nuclear protection work, and potentially awarding a single supplier a sole-source contract.

Europe’s Airbus, Bell Helicopter and Sikorsky Aircraft, a unit of Lockheed, have all expressed interest in building the new helicopters for the Air Force. Source: Reuters

Boeing Exec Says 2019 Delivery For Certification Is Possible For US-Made Rocket Engine

A replacement for Russia’s RD-180 rocket engine could be delivered for certification in 2019, according to Craig Cooning, a Boeing executive and United Launch Alliance board member.

“Anything that United Launch Alliance does is ultimately to assure mission success and we think the best way to assure that is to hedge our bets and go forward for as long as possible with two engine providers,” he said. Source: National Defense.org


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The business publication listed Grand Canyon Education Inc., as the seventh best small company, while Cavco Industries Inc. came in at No. 13 and Inventure Foods Inc. was 33rd.

Forbes ranked the 100 best small companies that had been publicly traded for at least a year, generated annual revenue between $5 million and $1 billion, and had a stock price no lower than $5 a share. The rankings were based on earnings growth, sales growth and return on equity in the past year and over five years. Stock performance over the last year also was factored into the ranking.

From Oct. 1, 2013, to Oct. 1, 2014, Grand Canyon’s sales were $641 million. The for-profit Christian university posted sales growth of 28 percent and earnings per share growth of 54 percent over the past five years.

Cavco brought in $539 million for the year ended Oct. 1. The factory-built home manufacturer reported earnings per share growth of 88 percent over the past five years, but only a 4 percent increase in return on equity for that period.

Inventure posted $253 million in sales for the past year. The specialty food marketer and manufacturer posted 14 percent sales growth, 19 percent growth in earnings per share and a 12 percent return on equity over the past five years.Source: Phoenix Business Journal

CPI Fell 0.3% In November, “The Most Since December 2008

Bloomberg News reports, “The cost of living in the U.S. fell in November by the most in almost six years, depressed by falling energy prices that signal inflation will stay below the Federal Reserve’s goal heading into 2015. The consumer-price index dropped 0.3 percent” in November, “the most since December 2008,” according to a report released by the US Labor Department.

Bloomberg News adds, “The median forecast of 84 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a 0.1 percent fall.”

The Business Insider reports, “‘Core’ inflation, which excludes the more volatile cost of food and gas, rose by 0.1% in November, in-line with expectations. Headline inflation rose 1.3% year-on-year, just below expectations, while core inflation rose 1.7%, also just below expectations.”

Fed Signals That It Is In No Hurry To Raise Rates

The AP reports that the Federal Reserve said that it will be “patient” when it comes to deciding when to increase rates. At a news conference, Fed Chair Janet Yellen “said she foresaw no rate hike in the first quarter of 2015.”

Yellen added that the “strength of U.S. economic data and the level of inflation, not a calendar date, will dictate when it raises rates.”

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Sikorsky Aircraft Corp, a unit of Lockheed Martin Corp, was awarded a $387 million contract for 35 UH-60M helicopters, the Pentagon said.

The work is expected to be completed by the end of 2016, the De-partment of Defense said in its daily digest of major contract awards.

General Dynamics Buys Undersea Drone Maker Bluefin Robotics

Bluefin-21General Dynamics has purchased unmanned undersea vehicle manufacturer Bluefin Robotics for an undisclosed amount in a push to add new autonomous technology manufacturing capability.

Bluefin will become a part of General Dynamics’ maritime and strate-gic systems line of business within the mission systems unit, General Dynamics said last month.

Founded in 1997, Bluefin manufactures 50 configurations of drones that operate under water for customers in the defense, scientific and commercial markets.

Chris Marzilli, president of General Dynamics’ mission systems unit, said his company sought to add manufacturing skills to its integration service work on undersea technologies.

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Retirement Of A-10 Warthogs To Begin In Fis-cal Year 2018, Air Force Says

Air Force officials have clarified its plans for the A-10 Warthog, after Defense Secretary Ash Carter hinted that the attack plane’s retirement would be delayed until fiscal year 2022. In fact, the Air Force says the phasing-out will be finished by 2022, with 49 planes retired in fiscal year 2018 and again in FY 2019, followed by 64 planes in FY 2020 and 96 in FY 2021. Source: Defense News

Colorado Adds 5,200 Jobs; Unemployment Lowest Since 2001

Colorado added 5,200 payroll jobs in January from the previous month, and the state’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.2 percent, its lowest level since 2001, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported recently.

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Colorado’s unemployment rate has not been this low since it stood at 3.1 percent in April 2001.

According to a survey of Colorado’s employers, private-sector non-farm payroll jobs in the state rose by 4,300 in January, while government employment was up by 900. That brought the state’s total for payroll jobs to 2,583,800.

The state’s overall gain of 5,200 payroll jobs in January was slightly behind the 12-month average increase of 5,758.

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According to the household survey, the number of Coloradans counting themselves as employed rose by 19,400 in January from the previous month, and the number of people “actively participating in the labor force” -- meaning those who are working plus those who are seeking work -- rose by 11,500. The number of unemployed fell by 7,900 in January, CDLE says. Source: Denver Business Journal

Hypersonics Could Represent The Fu-ture Of Us Missiles, Experts Say

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Aerojet On Track To Complete Work On AR1 Rocket Engine By 2019

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At a General Electric flight simulator here, the visibility has been set at near zero to mimic thick rain and clouds. But a video console near the pilot shows a vivid picture of nearby mountains precise enough to allow a plane to take off or land despite the conditions.

The system is one of several highly valuable next-generation technologies that GE has developed — and that the company has passed along to China as part of a joint venture with the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).

Access to the world’s second-largest economy is critical for nearly any global company. Yet this often comes at a cost: the transfer of the very technologies that leading business officials — including GE chief executive Jeffrey Immelt, who heads an Obama administration panel on U.S. jobs and competitiveness — cite as essential to the United States’ economic future. The “synthetic vision” system, for example, could be worth millions of dollars to airlines, which could significantly reduce costs from weather-related delays.

GE, like other companies, must weigh which technologies should be brought to joint ventures with China and how to protect them from being stolen or misused. These decisions face virtually any executive trying to develop a presence in the country — from the most sophisticated technology firms, which worry about software piracy, to old-line industrial equipment makers, which have seen knockoffs of their products pop up soon after making deals with Chinese partners. Under the agreement with AVIC, GE avionics will be on board a new Chinese commercial airliner that is likely to become a rival to aircraft produced by U.S.-based Boeing and Europe’s Airbus. The potential competition with Boeing, coming at a time when the United States is fighting to maintain its own manufacturing base, has stirred some American criticism.

But GE executives say they have had no second thoughts. China’s airplane market is booming, and the deal was too important to pass up, they said, even at the cost of sharing the avionics technology.

“We are all in and we don’t want it back,” said Lorraine Bolsinger, chief executive of GE Aviation Systems. She said new airplanes don’t come along that often, and that the chance to be part of developing a major new aircraft is not to be missed — even if most of the jobs will be in Shanghai or elsewhere in China.

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This Airship Transports Lockheed Into New Territory

“Airships, by the very laws of physics, are the most ef-ficient and beautiful aircraft to ever fly,” said Grant Cool.

The Canadian fixed-wing pilot was sitting in the mock-up of a blimp gon-dola built by a Hollywood set designer nestled in the middle of one of the most secretive places in America: Lockheed Martin’s legendary Skunk Works, where the SR-71 was created, along with the F-117 stealth fighter.

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That market is to deliver cargo to remote areas without roads, whether it’s oil and gas exploration, mining projects or villages needing UPS deliveries from Amazon. No one really knows how big the market could be because this is new territory.

While Cool may have come to Lockheed as a customer, he stayed. Cool is now chief operating officer for hybrid enterprises, an arm the company created to sell the airships to the commercial market. You read that right. Lockheed Martin’s top secret development facility has created an aircraft for the commercial market and started a sales department. “From what I understand, it is totally unique,” Cool said.

The LMH1 will cost $40 million and carry 47,000 pounds of cargo along with 19 passengers. It will measure 300 feet long and almost 80 feet high, buoyed by non-flammable helium. Extra lift is created by its unusual tri-lobe shape which gives it aerodynamics similar to an airplane. Finally, four external 300-horsepower diesel engines rotate to move the craft forward or back, up or down.

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Over the next decade, the company tried to figure out a market for the product. It finally settled on commercial cargo to remote areas. Cool thinks the biggest market could end up being consumer goods.

“I mean, I’ve been to Central Africa, and there’s people with cellphones using Google,” he said.

“What they don’t have is access to the goods and services that the rest of the world has.”

There are huge risks. Commercial airships haven’t really gotten off the ground as an industry, beyond blimp advertising over football games. Lockheed is also facing competition. Companies such as Aeroscraft and Hybrid Air Vehicles are building their own airships, but Lockheed believes it will hit the market first. New FAA certification rules have been developed for the LMH1, and Lockheed hopes to have the first approved production models flying by late 2018.

The LMH1 will land on three cushions that can suction to the surface. It can also merely hover as cargo is moved, even over open water. It will fly below 10,000 feet, where the air is denser and can provide more lift. Maximum speeds will be 75 to 80 miles an hour, “faster than a ship.” On a full cargo load at full speed, Boyd said the LMH1 can go at least 1,400 miles, “But if you slow down, you can go a lot farther.” How far?

“You actually go all the way around the planet ... on one tank of gas.”

One of the unique things about the LMH1 is that is intentionally heavier than air. Cool said this is important when your goal is to load and unload cargo. “We start with a very heavy vehicle that will sit safely on the ground, and then figure out the flight components after that,” he said.

The company said that flying the airship will be cheaper and quieter than traditional aircraft, and the plan is to sell between 200 and 500 of them. If the LMH1 succeeds, bigger airships will follow, some the size of the Rose Bowl. “Eventually we hope to get something that maybe is as much as a million pounds of cargo, and at that scale the cost goes down, so we get significantly more competitive,” said Boyd.

Initial sales will be directly to customers, but the company believes that in the future it will sell the airships to leasing companies, much in the same these companies lease aircraft to airlines. The first sales should be announced in a few weeks.

Even as commodities prices have collapsed, Lockheed said potential clients in oil, gas and mining are thinking 10 to 20 years out, and they see airships as a way to save upfront infrastructure costs. However, some of these locations are in dangerous areas of the world. Boyd said the LMH1 can survive bullet holes. “It doesn’t pop like a balloon ... we are still a military contractor, so we do know how to do defensive systems.” Source: CNBC.com


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The Navy, which has put a focus on unmanned undersea vehicles as part of its future fleet, now has another option, as Boeing has introduced its largest UUV to date, the 51-foot long Echo Voyager, which can operate on its own for months at a time.

The vessel, which has a hybrid rechargeable power system and modular pay-load bay, can also, unlike many UUVs, be launched and recovered without the help of a support ship, Boeing said in an announcement. The Voyager follows the company’s Boeing’s 32-foot Echo Seeker and the 18-foot Echo Ranger.

The Navy has explored using UUVs for underwater surveillance, mine-de-tection and other uses, testing them last year during an exercise in the Patuxent River in Maryland, for example. It already has several autonomous vehicles used for underwater ship-hull inspection and Defense Secretary Ash Carter said earlier this year that the Defense Department plans to spend $600 million over the next five years on UUVs.

Boeing, which has developed manned and unmanned underwater systems since the 1960s, said the Echo Voyager will undergo sea trials this summer off the coast of California. “Echo Voyager is a new approach to how unmanned undersea vehicles will operate and be used in the future,” said Darryl Davis, president of Boeing Phantom Works.

Unlike unmanned aerial vehicles, which can transmit ISR data and be operated via the airwaves, submerged vehicles often are tethered in order to maintain communications links. Boeing said Echo Voyager will be able to operate independently. “Echo Voyager can collect data while at sea, rise to the surface, and provide information back to users in a near real-time environment,” said Lance Towers, director of Sea & Land for Boeing Phan-tom Works. “Existing UUVs require a surface ship and crew for day-to-day operations. Echo Voyager eliminates that need and associated costs.”

Ultimately, the military is looking to develop an underwater network comparable to the way drones operate in the skies—or similar to the Interstate High System. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued a solicitation for technologies that could extend radio-frequency and electro-optical communications networks below the surface, rather than relying on low-frequency and low-data rate sound waves. Source: Defense Systems

ULA Scores Two Air Force Contracts To Develop Domestic Rocket Engine

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The announcement comes as Congress pushes tight restrictions to block the U.S. military from using any rocket powered by the Russian-built RD-180 engine. Those restrictions come in re-sponse to tensions with Russia about Ukraine and Syria and the Pentagon’s desire to lower launch costs through competition.

That Russian-built engine is used in ULA’s Atlas V rocket, which is assembled at the company’s 850-employee plant on Red Hat Road in Decatur. Since its formation in 2006, ULA has been the primary launch provider for U.S. national secu-rity satellites with its Atlas V and Delta IV rockets.

That makes finding a replacement for the Russian engine a critical need for the company.

With an initial investment of $46.6 million, the U.S. Air Force awarded a contract late last month to ULA and Blue Origin, a privately funded aerospace company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

The contract will enable ULA and Blue Origin to continue work to integrate Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine into ULA’s new Vulcan launch system, which will replace the Atlas V.

A new type of engine, the BE-4 burns a mixture of liquid oxygen and liquefied natural gas. ULA said the BE-4 offers the fastest path to a domestic alternative to the Russian-built engine.

According to ULA, development of the BE-4 has been underway for more than four years. Testing of the rocket engine’s components is ongoing at a Blue Origin facility in Texas, according to ULA.While ULA has set its sights on the Blue Origin engine to power the Vulcan, the company is hedging bets with a backup engine in case the BE-4 doesn’t work.

On the same day it awarded a contract to ULA and Blue Origin, the U.S. Air Force awarded a similar contract to ULA and Aerojet Rocketdyne, a California-based propulsion company, with an initial government investment of $115.3 million.

That contract will help pay for the continued de-velopment of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s AR1 engine, which will burn a more traditional mixture of liquid oxygen and kerosene, the same fuel used

by the Russian RD-180.

Development of the AR1 is slightly behind the Blue Origin engine though. Aerojet Rocketdyne aims to have it ready for an initial launch in 2020.

With a goal of having at least two competitive U.S. launch vehicles flying by 2019, the U.S. Air Force awarded two contracts in January to Orbital ATK and SpaceX for the development of competing rocket engines.

The initial government investment on those two contracts was $46.9 million and $33.6 million, respectively.

ULA already has received a slight reprieve from congressional efforts to block use of the Russian RD-180.

In December, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, inserted language into a more than 2,000-page federal spending bill in order to allow use of the Russian engine for military launches for fiscal 2016.Shelby said temporarily lifting the ban on Russian engines would avoid a gap in America’s assured access to space before ULA has an alternative engine ready for use.


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Orbital ATK, Inc. announced that its Defense Systems Group has signed a contract with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to research design and development options for its intercontinental ballistic missile system (ICBM). Part of a multi-year USAF Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent program (GBSD), the award will be used to explore enhanced propulsion capability through improvements and/or alternatives to current post-boost propulsion systems.

Orbital ATK’s effort will focus on trade studies and hardware demonstrations aimed at improving post-boost propulsion system effectiveness, reducing life-cycle costs, and increasing safety and reliability for future ground-based strategic missile systems.

“Orbital ATK’s post boost technology offers the GBSD community with years of experience supporting numerous systems, including the US Navy Trident II,” said Pat Nolan, Vice President and General Manager of Orbital ATK’s Missile Products division of the Defense Systems Group.

In service since the 1960s, the current Minuteman III represents the land-based component of the U.S. nuclear triad which, along with its sea- and air-based counterparts, supports the nation’s strategic defense. Once development is completed for the new GBSD system, it will begin replacing the Minuteman III starting in the late 2020s.

Xcel Energy to launch 2 big solar pow-er-battery storage tests in Denver

State regulators gave Xcel Energy Inc. the go-ahead to test what happens when big batteries are used to store solar power and added to the Denver-area grid.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued its written

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The two projects, one in the Stapleton neigh-borhood in Denver and the other at the new Panasonic complex near Denver International Airport, will test the use of batteries as well as the operation of “microgrid” power systems. Xcel proposed the tests in October 2015.In October, Xcel said the tests could be launched as soon as 2016 or 2017.

At the Panasonic test site, Xcel will install a utility-scale solar power system and one large battery at a location near DIA. The Panasonic project will have the capability to be operated as a microgrid, which can provide backup power in emergencies, as well as connected to the regional grid.

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Methods West ______ 602-437-2220MMT, A Div of Productivty 303-571-4933New West Machine Tool _ 801-561-2001Romi Machine Tools LLC 859-647-7566Smith Machinery Co __ 801-263-6403Todd Machinery ______801-294-6390Tornos USA ________951-695-0342Triad Machine _______303-424-0268Ultimate Machinery ____ 480-966-2000

CNC LathesAME, Inc. ________ 303-922-9266Automatics & Machinery _800-543-7666Doosan _________ 973-618-2500Foothills Machinery Sales 303-4666-3777J.M. Grisley ________ 801-486-7519J.M. Grisley ________208-861-8991Jend Machiney _____ 303-775-3697Hurco ___________ 800-634-2416King Machine _______208-345-9600KTR Machine _ _____303-659-6690

Automatic Barfeeds of all Types

AZ Tool Steel LLCRyersonTW MetalsUnited Perf. Metals

Erickson Metals

An ISO 9001 Company

Jeff Klimowicz

Senior Sales Engineer

Mobile: 480‐320‐0308

[email protected]

www.qualichem.com

Southwest Region: AZ, UT, NV, CO, ID

All Products Proudly Made in the USA


Nickel Alloys

An ISO 9001 Company

Southwest Region: AZ, UT, NV, CO, ID

All Products Proudly Made in the USA

Methods West 602-437-2220

BARTON INTERNATIONALsales: 800.741.7756 cell: 253.988.5934 email: [email protected] web: barton.com

Global Leader in Garnet Abrasives Andy Wells� Regional Sales Manager

Carbon

Western States Metals

Affiliated MetalsAZ Tool Steel LLCCoastal MetalsDix MetalsKloeckner Metals Corp

Erickson Metals

Methods West ______ 602-437-2220MMT, A Div of Productivty 303-571-4933New West Machine Tool _ 801-561-2001Romi Machine Tools LLC 859-647-7566Smith Machinery Co __ 801-263-6403Todd Machinery _____ 801-294-6390Triad Machine ______ 303-424-0268Ultimate Machinery ____ 480-966-2000

CNC RoutersUltimate Machinery ____ 480-966-2000

CNC Swiss Turn MachinesAME, Inc. ________ 303-922-9266Automatics & Machinery 800-543-7666Jend Machinery _____ 303-775-3697Methods West ______ 602-437-2220MMT, A Div of Productivty 303-571-4933Tornos USA ______ 951-695-0342Triad Machine ______ 303-424-0268

EDM Drilling MachinesCurrent EDM Inc ____650-966-9676

EDM MachinesAME, Inc. ________ 303-922-9266Desert EDM Sales ____ 480-816-6300EDM Network ______ 480-836-1782Jend Machinery _____ 303-775-3697Methods West ______ 602-437-2220MMT, A Div of Productivty 303-571-4933Smith Machinery Co __ 801-263-6403Todd Machinery _____ 801-294-6390Triad Machine ______ 303-424-0268

EDM Tooling SystemsDesert EDM Sales ____ 480-816-6300EDM Network ______ 480-836-1782EDM Perform. Access. ___ 800-336-2946Global EDM Supply ___ 480-836-8330

End MillsHelical Solutions ____ 866-543-5422

Micro Hole Drilling Machines

Current EDM Inc ____650-966-9676Swiss Screw Machines

Schenk Intertech ____ 949-360-1512NEW MACHINERY

FABRICATIONBand Saws

AIT _____________ 800-321-3195Fabricating Equip Sales _ 303-466-7342King Machine ______ 208-345-9600Ultimate Machinery ____ 480-966-2000

Bar FeedersEdge Technologies _____ 562-597-7824Trusty-Cook ________ 877-240-2462

Cold SawsFabricating Equip Sales __ 303-466-7342Ultimate Machinery ____ 480-966-2000

CNC Punching CentersS&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542AMADA America _____ 303-670-9406

Iron WorkersFabricating Equip Sales _ 303-466-7342S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542

Laser CuttersAMADA America _____ 303-670-9406MMT, A Div of Productivty 303-571-4933PrecisionFab Inc. ____303-779-9180S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542Sidley Diamond Tool __ 800-544-9070Triad Machine ______ 303-424-0268Pipe & Tube Benders/NotchersAmada America _____ 303-549-9167Fabricating Equip Sales _ 303-466-7342S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542

Plate RollsFabricating Equip Sales _ 303-466-7342

Press Brakes AMADA America _____ 303-670-9406Fabricating Equip Sales _ 303-466-7342

King Machine ______ 208-345-9600S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542

Shearing MachinesFabricating Equip Sales _ 303-466-7342King Machine ______ 208-345-9600S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542

Welding EquipmentRocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000

Welding Equipment: Spot Welders

AMADA America _____ 303-670-9406OTHER ACCESSORIES

Tooling SystemsDesert EDM Sales _____ 480-816-6300USA EDM Supply _____ 480-836-8330

PALLET SYSTEMSAutomatic Pallet Systems

Midaco __________ 847-593-8420Automatic Door Opener Systems

Midaco __________ 847-593-8420Manual Rotary Pallet Systems

Midaco __________ 847-593-8420Robotic Part Loading Systems

Midaco __________ 847-593-8420PRODUCTSPRODUCTS

CASESPlaSteel __________ 888-752-7899

GunsLayke Tactical ______ 602-272-2654

PROG. SYSTEMSCAD/CAMSoftware, CAD

AME, Inc. ________ 303-922-9266Cimatron ________ 248-596-9700Delcam __________ 877-35-2261Feature Cam ______ 602-502-9654SolidCAM ________ 530-863-0461

PROTOTYPE MACHINERY3D Parts To Go _______801-380-7935

RECYCLINGRecyclable Metals

Iron & Metals, Inc ____ 303-292-5555Utah Metal Works ____ 801-364-5679

Scrap Metal RecyclingIron & Metals, Inc ____ 303-292-5555Utah Metal Works ____ 801-364-5679

ROBOTIC EQUIPMENTIntegrated Systems Inc _ 928-649-9600

SAFETYFire Protection Systems

Rotarex _________ 480-689-8756FOD Prevention

PlaSteel _________ 888-752-7899SERVICES

AS9100 Certi�cationABS Quality Evaluations 702-371-7591BMSC __________ 602-445-9400MEP ___________ 801-863-7001Sustaining Edge Solutions _ 888-572-9642

Calibration ServicesAdvanced Coord. Tech __303-469-6161Klontech Industrial ____480-948-1871

Consultant, ISOABS Quality Evaluations 702-371-7591BMSC __________ 602-445-9400MEP ___________ 801-863-7001Sustaining Edge Solutions _ 888-572-9642

Calibration ServicesAdvanced Coord. Tech __303-469-6161Klontech Industrial ____480-948-1871

Contract InspectionAdvanced Coord. Tech __303-469-6161Klontech Measure Sol __ 480-626-8131

EducationOgden-Weber Tech College 801-395-3795

Engineering ServicesAdvanced Coord. Tech __303-469-6161Schenk Intertech ____ 949-360-1512

FinancingIEC __________ 303-593-0403

RECYCLINGMicro Hole Drilling King Machine

Scott HAISCHSales ManagerCell: 1(480) [email protected]

221 Westec Drive – Westmoreland Technology Park IMt. Pleasant, PA 15666 – USA – www.firedetec.com

Methods West 602-437-2220 King Machine 208-345-9600King Machine



Intech Funding _____ 385-553-9208Scottrade Bank Equip Fin _ 206-948-0022Univerity Federal Credit Union 801-463-3597US Bank __________ 909-466-5020US Bank __________ 507-5328437

First Article InspectionAdvanced Coord. Tech ____303-469-6161Datum Inspection _____ 602-997-1340

HeavyhaulIRH ___________801-972-5581

Injection Molding3D Parts To Go _____ 801-380-7935

Inspection ServicesAdvanced Coord. Tech ____303-469-6161Datum Inspection _____ 602-997-1340

Insurance ServicesSentry Insurance ____ 877-373-6879

Lean ConsultingABS Quality Evaluations 702-371-7591

Machine Repair/ServicingKTR Machine ______ 303-659-6690

Process Improvement/ AuditABS Quality Evaluations 702-371-7591

BMSC _____________ 602-445-9400Sustaining Edge Solutions _ 888-572-9642

X-RayCertified Inspection Service _602-267-0661

ISO9000 / AS9100 Cert.BMSC _____________ 602-445-9400Gladhill Associates ______719-495-8045MEP ____________801-863-7001Orion Registrar _______303-645-4017Sustaining Edge Solutions _ 888-572-9642

ISO RegistrarOrion Registrar _______303-645-4017

Lean ManufacturingMEP ____________ 801-863-7001Sustaining Edge Solutions _ 888-572-9642

Machine Tool RebuildingEDM Network ______ 480-836-1782

Process ImprovementBMSC _____________ 602-445-9400Sustaining Edge Solutions __ 888-572-9642

Reverse EngineeringAdvanced Coord. Tech __ _303-469-6161Diversified Metal Services __ 801-972-6093Klontech Measure Sol ___ 480-626-8131

Rigging & TransferAtlas Rigging & Transfer 801-539-3885 IRH ___________ _801-972-5581

Spindle RebuildingGMN USA _________ 800-686-1679Setco-Pope Spindles _____866-362-0699

Sta�ngResource Mfg ________801-265-1999

SHOP FLOOR AUTOMATIONHardware: USB

Bytebox ___________ 888-ByteboxSerial Port

Bytebox ___________ 888-ByteboxSoftware:CNC Networking

Bytebox ___________ 888-ByteboxTransportation

IRH ____________801-972-5581SOFTWARE

CAD/CAM/CAESolidCAM ________ 530-863-0461Business Mgmt SoftwareVision 33 _____ 303-937-6543x353Consulting/EngineeringVon Ruden Mfg _____ 763-682-0322Vision 33 _____ 303-937-6543x353

TOOLINGArc Cutting Tools

Helical Solutions ______866-543-5422Precision Toolholding

ProductsVon Ruden Mfg _____ 763-682-0322 Tooling SystemsVon Ruden Mfg _____ 763-682-0322

Live Tool HoldersSchenk Intertech ____ 949-360-1512Von Ruden Mfg _____ 763-682-0322

Static Tool HoldersSchenk Intertech ____ 949-360-1512Von Ruden Mfg _____ 763-682-0322

10530 E. 59th Street • Indianapolis, IN 46236T: 317/826.4414 • TF: 877/240.2462 • F: 317/823.6822

[email protected] • C: 317/946.1235trustycook.com

Jeffrey F. Nawrot Vice President, Business Development


TRAININGCAD/CAM Training

Davis Applied Tech College__ 801-593-2483CNC/Conventional

MachiningDavis Applied Tech College__ 801-593-2483

Machining SoftwareDavis Applied Tech College__ 801-593-2483

USED MACHINERYAutomatics & Machinery __800-543-7666EDM Network ________ 480-836-1782King Machine ________208-345-9600K.D. Capital Equipment___ 480-922-1674KTR Machine ________303-659-6690Methods West ________602-437-2220New West Mchine______801-561-2001ReSell CNC West _______480-694-9919S&S Machinery Sales____ 602-368-8542

WATERJET CUTTINGMACHINERY

Fabricating Equip Sales __303-466-7342Flow International_______800-446-3569Global EDM Supply____ 480-836-8330Jend Machinery_______ 303-775-3697King Machine ________208-345-9600OMAX Corp________ _800-838-0343Triad Machine ______ _ 303-424-0268

Abrasives/Blast MediaBarton International ____ 800-741-7756GMA Garnet Group ____ 832-243-9300Fives ____________909-263-9282

TRAINING

Business insurance solutions for the precision manufacturing industry

[email protected]

Cell: 937/503-4708O�ce: 937/885-1878E-mail: [email protected]

Wohlhaupter Corporation10542 Success LaneCenterville, Ohio 45458

Nick HochuliSales Engineer

C O R P O R A T I O N

SHOP FLOOR AUTOMATIONSHOP FLOOR AUTOMATIONSHOP

Online Training For

www.streamingteacher.com

I tech Funding 385-553-9208

BMSC Sustaining Edge Solutions

Certified Inspection Service

BMSC Gladhill Associates

MIKE DENISONBUSINESS LOAN OFFICER

Of�ce: 801-463-3597Cell: 801-979-3361Fax: 801-294-3319

[email protected]

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Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Processes

Joe TripiISO9001:2008 President

[email protected]

444 W. 21st Street / Suite 101 / Tempe, AZ 85282(480) 966-2300 / Fax (480) 966-2323

ADDITIVE MFG/ 3 D PRINTING

Faustson __________303-420-7422ASSEMBLIES

Advantage Manufacturing _ 877-727-0281Acu-Tec CNC _________ 303-365-9245Bar-S Machine ________ 928-636-2115CAID Industries _______435-890-8823Dayton Rogers _______ 763-717-6303JD Machine _________801-782-4403PlaSteel ___________ 480-491-8100RAM Company ______ 435-673-4603Wasatch Laser Processing__ 801-972-3500Wrico ___________ 480-892-7800

Electronics AssembliesAdvantage Manufacturing _ 877-727-0281CAID Industries _______435-890-8823

Welded AssembliesWeiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778

Coating:ChemfilmLA Specialties ________ 602-269-7612

Coating: LiquidPilkington Metal Finishing 801-972-2146

Coating: Nickel/ Teflon/ChromeCoating Technologies ___623-581-2648LA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612

Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.Coating Technologies ___623-581-2648

COMPOSITESElite Machine ________ 801-710-7891S.A. Composites _______970-776-3877

CUTTINGMetal

Bandsaw LLC ________ 303-744-7181Plasma Cutting

Bandsaw LLC ________ 303-744-7181

PlasticBandsaw LLC _______ 303-744-7181ImageTek _________ 303-806-8111

Saw CuttingBandsaw LLC _______ 303-744-7181

DESIGN/ CAD/CAM Bar-S Machine _______ 928-636-2115H& S Machine _______ 801-755-7627

DIESAble Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766

EDMEDM: Drilling Small Hole

EDM Express _______800-780-7075LAYKE, Inc.__________ 602-272-2654Micropulse West ______ 480-966-2300

EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking)EDM Express ______ 800-780-7075Innovative Precision____ 801-334-6317Maverick Mold & Machine 970-535-4604Micropulse West ______ 480-966-2300Prec. Mach’d Products ___ 970-482-7676

EDM: WireCustom Design & Mfg ___ 435-257-0668EDM Express ______ 800-780-7075Innovative Precision ____ 801-334-6317

BAR CODINGWestern Sintering _____509-375-3096

BROACHINGPonderosa Ind ________303-298-1801Precision Mach’d Products 970-482-7676Specialty Steel Services __ 801-539-8252

CASTINGSDie Casting

TVT Die Casting ______ 800-280-2278Die Casting: Aluminum/Zinc

TVT Die Casting ______ 800-280-2278Precision Investment Casting

Dolphin Inc. ________ 602-272-6747COATING

Coating:Abrasive BlastingLA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612

Coating:Black OxideLA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612

Bandsaw LLCImageTek

Bandsaw LLC

Bar-S Machine

MICHAEL BUTLER

Sales Manager

[email protected]

Phone: 602-272-6747 Ext. 3335

ISO 9001, PED Directive 97/23/EC

Our company logo

Font Verdana size 9 (I dropped in this cell

because the “Precision Investment Castings”

on the logo is not very clear.

Font Verdana Size 9

MICHAEL BUTLER

Sales Manager

[email protected]

Phone: 602-272-6747 Ext. 3335

ISO 9001, PED Directive 97/23/EC

Precision Investment Castings Since 1972

www.dolphincasting.com

Precision Investment Castings Since 1972

www.dolphincasting.com

[email protected]: 602-272-6747 Ext. 3335

ISO 9001, PED Directive 97/23/EC 3063 North 575 East

North Ogden, [email protected]

Je�rey Peterson801-710-7891

ADDITIVE MFG/ 3 D

ZAC HUMES VICE PRESIDENTFLUID SOLUTIONS GROUP

c [email protected]


Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175Micropulse West ______ 480-966-2300Paramount Machine ___ 801-886-2755Qualtek ________ 719-598-3394 X23The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453Wrico ___________ 480-892-7800

ELECTRONICSContract

Cascade Systems Tech ___ 503-640-5733Design

Cascade Systems Tech ___ 503-640-5733Electromechanical Design

RAM Company ______ 435-673-4603Kitting

Cascade Systems Tech ___ 503-640-5733Prototype

Cascade Systems Tech ___ 503-640-5733ELECTROPOLISHING

Qualtek ________ 719-598-3394 X23ENGINEERING/DESIGN

Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281AzMark __________480-926-8969CAID Industries _____435-890-8823

Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668RAM Company ______435-673-4603

Solenoids/ ValvesRAM Company ______435-673-4603

FABRICATIONAdvantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281Aero Tech _______ 801-292-0493Arrow Sheet Metal Prod 303-427-6419CAID Industries _____435-890-8823Cygnet ___________ 818-240-7574Dayton Rogers ______ 763-717-6303EMJD Corporation _____ 303-761-5236EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818Mountain View Machine _435-755-0500Star Precision _______303-926-0559Wrico ___________480-892-7800

Custom Auto/Truck/BikeH& S Machine ______ 801-755-7627

Fabrication: Filament WindingS.A. Composites ______ 970-776-3877

Fabrication: CompositesS.A. Composites ______ 970-776-3877

Fabrication: EnclosuresFalcon Sheet Metal __ 801-298-5064Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818 Star Precision _______303-926-0559

Fabrication: Medium & Large

Arrow Sheet Metal Prod __ 303-427-6419

Bandsaw LLC ________303-744-7181CAID Industries _____435-890-8823EMJD Corp _________ 303-761-5236EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540Falcon Sheet Metal ____801-298-5064Group Mfg Serv ______480-966-3952Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778

Fabrication: PlasticImageTek _________ 303-806-8111

Fabrication: SheetMetalAdvantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281Arrow Sheet Metal Prod __ 303-427-6419AzMark __________480-926-8969CAID Industries _____435-890-8823Cygnet ___________ 818-240-7574Denver Machine Shop ___303-295-6000EMJD Corporation _____ 303-761-5236EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540Falcon Sheet Metal __ 801-298-5064Group Mfg Serv ______480-966-3952JD Machine ________801-782-4403Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818

Metalcraft _________888-280-7080Precision Tech _______801-285-7288Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392Star Precision _______303-926-0559Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778Wrico ___________480-892-7800

Fabrication: SteelBandsaw LLC ________303-744-7181CAID Industries _____435-890-8823EMJD Corp _______303-761-5236Falcon Sheet Metal __ 801-298-5064

FINISHINGAdvantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281Arizona Finishing _____602-438-4443Coating Technologies ___623-581-2648Gold Tech Industries ____ 480-968-1930Phoenix Heat Treating __ 602-258-7751Precision Mach’d Prod ___ 970-482-7676Qualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23Star Precision _______303-926-0559Superior Grinding _____801-487-9700TVT Die Casting ______800-280-2278

Finishing: One StopAdvantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281

Paramount Machinewww.paramount-machine.com

[email protected]: 801.886.2755Fax: 801.886.2759


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Glass Bead Clean Coating Technologies ___623-581-2648

Gold Tech Industries ____ 480-968-1930Passivation

Certified Inspection Service___602-267-0661Coating Technologies ___623-581-2648Gold Tech Industries ____ 480-968-1930Qualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23

Photochemical/EtchingVACCO Industries _____626-443-7121

Powder CoatingArizona Finishing _____602-438-4443Pilkington Metal Finishing 801-972-2146Qualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23Star Precision _______303-926-0559

Silk ScreeningArizona Finishing _____602-438-4443

Aluminum (Medium & Large)Aero Tech _______ 801-292-0493

GAS NITRIDINGBlanchard Metals Proc. __801-972-5590

GEAR CUTTINGPonderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801

Specialty Steel Svcs ___ 801-539-8252Gear Hobbing

Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801GRINDING

AzMark __________480-926-8969ChemResearch _______ 602-253-4175Diversified Metal Services _801-972-6093Dix Metals ________ 800-477-4349Fives ____________ 909-263-9282GMN USA ________ 800-686-1679Prec. Mach’d Products _ 970-482-7676Precision Tech _______801-285-7288Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320Steel Services Grinding __ 800-662-0126Sun Grinding _______602-238-9595Superior Grinding _____801-487-9700The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331

Grinding, BlanchardDiversified Metal Services _801-972-6093Dix Metals ________ 800-477-4349Steel Services Grinding __ 800-662-0126Sun Grinding _______602-238-9595Superior Grinding _____ 801487-9700

Grinding, CenterlessRon Grob Co. _______970-667-5320Sun Grinding _______602-238-9595

Grinding, Double DiscDix Metals ________ 800-477-4349

Grinding: ODAzMark __________480-926-8969

Precision Tech _______801-285-7288Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320Sun Grinding _______602-238-9595Superior Grinding _____ 801487-9700

Grinding: SurfaceChemResearch _______ 602-253-4175Sun Grinding _______602-238-9595Superior Grinding _____ 801487-9700

Grinding: Tool & CutterExact Tool Grinding ____ 801-712-2720

Passivation

Gold Tech Industries ____ 480-968-1930Polishing

Gold Tech Industries ____ 480-968-1930Selective Coatings

ImageTek _________ 303-806-8111FORMING

EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540JD Machine ________801-782-4403Star Precision _______303-926-0559Wasatch Laser Processing _801-972-3500

HEAT TREATINGBlanchard Metals Proc. __801-972-5590Phoenix Heat Treating __ 602-258-7751Pilkington Metal Finishing__801-972-2146Qualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331

Heat Treating/AerospacePhoenix Heat Treating __ 602-258-7751

Large Capacity Drop Bottom Oven/Aluminum

Phoenix Heat Treating __ 602-258-7751

HONING/LAPPINGLAYKE, Inc.__________ 602-272-2654

IDENTIFICATIONSilk Screen

Arizona Finishing ______ 602-438-4443INDUSTRIAL HARD-

WAREElectronic Locking Systems

EMKA Inc. ________ 717-986-1111Gasketing

EMKA Inc. ________ 717-986-1111Handles & Hinges

EMKA Inc. ________ 717-986-1111Locking Systems

EMKA Inc. ________ 717-986-1111Qtr Turns/Rod Controls

EMKA Inc. ________ 717-986-1111INJECTION MOLDING

LMI Machining_______303-776-6629INSPECTION

Inspection, First ArticleKlontech Measure Sol ___ 480-626-8131


Specialty Stee

Ponderosa Ind

AzMarkChemResearchDiversified Metal Services

Image Tek Business Card 2011 (Neil Daley: President)3.5” Wide by 2” High

HONING/LAPPING

Inspection ServicesKlontech Measure Sol ___ 480-626-8131Micropulse West ______480-966-2300Sustaining Edge Solutions _888-572-9642

LASER CUTTINGLaser Cutting

Advantage Manufacturing ___ 877-727-0281 Arrow Sheet Metal Prod 303-427-6419EMJD Corporation_____303-761-5236EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540Howell Precision ______ 623-582-4776Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392Star Precision _______303-926-0559VACCO Industries ____ 626-443-7121Wasatch Laser Processing _801-972-3500Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778Wrico ___________480-892-7800

Laser Cutting: Pipe&TubeWasatch Laser Processing _801-972-3500

Laser Engraving4 Axis Machining Inc. ___ 303-295-1544Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175

Laser Marking4 Axis Machining Inc. ___ 303-295-1544LMI Machining_______303-776-6629Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175

MACHININGA&L Machining ______303-373-1540Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245Advantage Manufacturing __ 877-727-0281AG Machining _______805-531-9595American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072CAID Industries _____435-890-8823CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668

Elite Machine _______ 801-710-7891EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540Evans Precision Machining 623-581-6200Fives ____________ 909-263-9282Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239Hirsh Precision Products__ 303-530-3131LMI Machining_______303-776-6629Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414Mountain View Machine _435-755-0500Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011R&H Machine _______801-621-7922RD Machine & MFg ___ 801-977-0447Radtech _________ 303-789-4247RP Machining ______ 719-550-1724Skydandee Mfg _____ 801-774-8031Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344TVT Die Casting _____ 800-280-2278Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778

Machining: 3DMicropulse West ______480-966-2300

Machining: 5 Axis4 Axis Machining Inc. ___303-295-1544Accutech Machine _____ 801-975-1117AzMark __________480-926-8969Faustson __________303-420-7422JD Machine ________801-782-4403Paramount Machine __ 801-886-2755Premier Technology Inc __208-785-2274RP Machining ______ 719-550-1724S.A. Composites ______ 970-776-3877

Machining: AerospaceAzMark __________480-926-8969CAID Industries _____435-890-8823CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450Evans Precision Machining 623-581-6200Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239LAYKE, INC _________602-272-2654Micropulse West ______480-966-2300Mountain View Machine _435-755-0500Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011Paramount Machine ____801-886-2755Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801Precision Mach’d Products 970-482-7676Precision Tech _______801-285-7288Radtech _________ 303-789-4247RD Machine & MFg ___ 801-977-0447RP Machining ______ 719-550-1724Skydandee Mfg _____ 801-774-8031Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344

Machining: CeramicO’Keefe Ceramics _____719-687-0888

Ceramic: Sapphire, Alumina, Silicon, Aluminum, Quartz

O’Keefe Ceramics _____719-687-0888Machining: CNC

4 Axis Machining Inc. ___303-295-1544A&L Machining ______303-373-1540Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245AG Machining _______805-531-9595

Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072Accutech Machine _____ 801-975-1117American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072Bar-S Machine ______ 928-636-2115CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450Cornerstone Machine __ 801-731-8862Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668Denver Precision Products _ 303-469-1771DMSI___________801-972-6093Elite Machine ______ 801-710-7891EPOCS Mfg ________ 970-535-4540Evans Precision Machining 623-581-6200Faustson _________ 303-420-7422Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239H& S Machine ______ 801-755-7627Hirsh Precision Products__ 303-530-3131HPMP ___________ 801-619-9850Innovative Precision __ 801-334-6317JD Machine ________801-782-4403Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505LAYKE, INC _________602-272-2654Leading Edge Machine _ 435-563-9425LMI Machining_______303-776-6629Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414Maverick Mold & Machine 970-535-4604Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722Premier Technology Inc __208-785-2274R&H Machine _______801-621-7922

Electromechanical DesignRAM Company ______ 435-673-4603RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447RP Machining ______ 719-550-1724Star Precision _______303-926-0559Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331Wrico __________ 480-892-7800

Apex Engineering 435-713-0072


Henry Parker

EMAIL: [email protected]

HIRSH PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC.

Specializing in Production CNC Turning & Milling

Quality Work Delivered On Time

Mike Hirsh

Tel: 303.530.3131 6420 Odell Place Fax: 303.530.5242 Boulder, CO 80301 Email: [email protected] www.HirshPrecision.com

888-280-7080 | [email protected]

Darrin J. CaschettePresident

ISO 9001:2008

Machining: Aerospace

Apex EngiAccutech MachineAmerican Machine & Eng.Apex EngineeringBar-S MachineCM ManufacturingCornerstone MachineCustom Design & Mfg

Apex EngiApex EngiApex Engi

Machining: CompositesMetalcraft _________888-280-7080

Machining: ContractAcu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245AG Machining _______805-531-9595American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494Evans Precision Machining 623-581-6200JD Machine ________801-782-4403Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175Paramount Machine ___801-886-2755Radtech _________ 303-789-4247

Electromechanical DesignRAM Company ______ 435-673-4603Skydandee Mfg _____ 801-774-8031

Machining: DoDCM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450

Machining: LaserAzMark __________480-926-8969Faustson _________ 303-420-7422Gerome Mfg _______520-622-8402Innovative Precision __ 801-334-6317L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447Southwest Waterjet-Laser _480-306-7748VACCO Industries ____ 626-443-7121Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778

Machining:MedicalA&L Machining ______303-373-1540CAID Industries _____435-890-8823Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344

Machining: MillingA&L Machining ______303-373-1540Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494Cornerstone Machine __ 801-731-8862

Elite Machine _______801-710-7891EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540Hirsh Precision Products__ 303-530-3131JD Machine ________801-782-4403Metalcraft _________888-280-7080Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801Prec. Mach’d Products__970-482-7676Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320

Machining: Mold BaseMaverick Mold & Machine __970-535-4604

Machining: Mold MakingR&H Machine _______801-621-7922

Machining: PlasticCornerstone Machine __ 801-731-8862ImageTek _________ 303-806-8111

Machining: ProductionA&L Machining ______303-373-1540Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245AG Machining _______805-531-9595Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450Cornerstone Machine __ 801-731-8862Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668Elite Machine ___________801-710-7891Evans Precision Machining 623-581-6200Faustson _________ 303-420-7422Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239Hirsh Precision Products__ 303-530-3131HPMP ___________ 801-619-9850Innovative Precision __ 801-334-6317L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414Newport Tool _______801-295-7411Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011Paramount Machine __ 801-886-2755Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801R&H Machine _______801-621-7922Radtech ___ ______303-789-4247RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447RP Machining ______ 719-550-1724Star Precision _______303-926-0559

Machining: Prototype4 Axis Machining Inc. ___303-295-1544A&L Machining ______303-373-1540Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766Accutech Machine _____ 801-975-1117Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072Bar-S Machine ______ 928-636-2115Cornerstone Machine __ 801-731-8862Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668D e n v e r Precision _ 303-469-1771Evans Precision Machining 623-581-6200Faustson __________303-420-7422Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239Innovative Precision __ 801-334-6317JD Machine ________801-782-4403Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505LAYKE, INC _________602-272-2654Leading Edge Machine _ 435-563-9425Micropulse West _____ 480-966-2300Mountain View Machine 435-755-0500Newport Tool _______801-295-7411Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011R&H Machine _______801-621-7922Radtech _________ 303-789-4247RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447RP Machining ______ 719-550-1724Skydandee Mfg _____ 801-774-8031S.A.Composites _____ 970-776-3877The Toolroom Inc. ____ 801-773-6331

Machining: PrecisionA&L Machining ______303-373-15404 Axis Machining Inc. __ 303-295-1544Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281AG Machining _______805-531-9595American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450Cornerstone Machine __ 801-731-8862Elite Machine _______801-710-7891Evans Precision Machining 623-581-6200Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239

Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414Newport Tool _______801-295-7411Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801RP Machining ______ 719-550-1724Precision Machined Prod. _ 970-482-7676Precision Tech _______801-285-7288TVT Die Casting ______800-280-2278

Machining: R & D Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668Evans Precision Machining 623-581-6200Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239JD Machine ________801-782-4403Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175Wasatch Laser Processing _801-972-3500

Machining: SwissBar-S Machine ______ 928-636-2115Denver Precision Products _ 303-469-1771HPMP ___________ 801-619-9850Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320Teton Machining ______208-642-9344White Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414

Machining: TurningAcu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072AzMark __________480-926-8969Bar-S Machine ______ 928-636-2115Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668Denver Precision Products _ 303-469-1771EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540

Machining: Prototype


Elite Elite EPOCS MfgHirsh Precision ProductsJD MachineMetalcraftMountain View Machine__435-755-0500Ponderosa Ind

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Evans Precision Machining 623-581-6200Faustson _________ 303-420-7422Hirsh Precision Products__ 303-530-3131HPMP ___________ 801-619-9850JD Machine ________801-782-4403LAYKE, INC _________602-272-2654Leading Edge Machine __ 435-563-9425Metalcraft _________888-280-7080Mountain View Machine __ 435-755-0500Premier Technology Inc __208-785-2274RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447RP Machining ______ 719-550-1724Teton Machining ______208-642-9344Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778

Machining: Ultra-PrecisionPinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722

MANUFACTURINGA&L Machining ______303-373-1540AG Machining _______805-531-9595CAID Industries _____435-890-8823Elite Machine _______801-710-7891Group Mfg Serv _____480-966-3952

Electromechanical DesignCAID Industries _____435-890-8823RAM Company ______ 435-673-4603RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447

CompositesS.A. Composites ______ 970-776-3877

ContractAG Machining _______805-531-9595Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072Teton Machining ______208-642-9344

Manufacturing: ElectrodeWire-Tech ________ 480-966-1591

ProductionAero Tech ________801-292-0493EMJD Corporation_____303-761-5236L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505White Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414

Rapid PrototypingJensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175White Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414

Robotic CNCDMSI ___________ 801-972-6093

Routering CNCDMSI ___________ 801-972-6093

Small PartPinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722White Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414

Turnkey Product ServicesAero Tech ________801-292-0493L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505

METAL STAMPINGQualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23

Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453Hi-Production Precision

StampingMetalcraft _________888-280-7080Precision Die & Stamping _ 480-967-2038Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453

MOLDSLoveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414Maverick Mold & Machine 970-535-4604

Molds: BlowLifetime Products ____ 801-728-1260

Molds: Plastic InjectionLifetime Products _____801-728-1260Maverick Mold & Machine 970-535-4604

Molds SteelDMSI ___________ 801-972-6093Aero Tech ________801-292-0493Arizona Finishing ____602-438-4443ChemResearch ______ 602-253-417Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414

PAINTINGCoating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648Jet Processing ______623-869-6749 x117Richards Fab_________ 801-409-0392

PLATINGBlanchard Metals Proc. _ 801-972-5590ChemResearch _____ 602-253-4175Foresight Finishing ____480-921-0000Gold Tech Industries __ 480-968-1930LA Specialties ______ 602-269-7612

AnodizingBlanchard Metals Proc. __801-972-5590ChemResearch _______ 602-253-4175Pilkington Metal Finishing 801-972-2146Qualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23

CopperForesight Finishing ____480-921-0000

Electroless NickelLA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612Foresight Finishing ____480-921-0000

Gold/Silver PlateGold Tech Industries __ 480-968-1930

Nickel/Chrome/Copper

Foresight Finishing ____480-921-0000Gold Tech Industries __ 480-968-1930LA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612

Tin PlateForesight Finishing ____480-921-0000Gold Tech Industries __ 480-968-1930

POLISHINGGold Tech Industries __ 480-968-1930

PRECISION FORMINGRichards Fab________801-409-0392Thompson Machine ____505-823-1453Wrico ___________480-892-7800

PRINTING3D Printing

The 3D Printing Store ___720-443-37333D Prototyping

The 3D Printing Store ___720-443-3733Custom Screen

ImageTek _________303-806-8111PROCESSING: METAL

Chemical LA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612

Etching/PhotochemicalVACCO Industries ____ 626-443-7121

PUNCHINGJD Machine ________801-782-4403Group Manufacturing Serv 480-966-3952Star Precision _______303-926-0559Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778

REPAIRBearing Surface

Denver Machine Shop ___303-295-6000Hydraulic Cylinder

Denver Machine Shop ___303-295-6000ROLL FORMING

Lifetime Products _____801-728-1260Rolling: thread

Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320ROUTERING, CNC

Micropulse West ______480-966-2300SAW CUTTING

Diversified Metal Services _ 801-972-6093SHOT PEENING

Blanchard Metals Proc. __801-972-5590SINTERING

Western Sintering _____509-375-3096SPINNING: METAL

Metal Spinning Solutions _ 480-899-0939SPLINES

Specialty Steel Services _ 801-539-8252SPRINGS

Flat & WireSPRING WORKS Utah ___ 801-298-0113

STAMPINGCygnet ___________ 818-240-7574Dayton Rogers ______ 763-717-6303Metalcraft _________888-280-7080Precision Die & Stamping _480-967-2038Qualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331Thompson Machine __ 505-823-1453Wrico _________ 480-892-7800

Stamping:AerospacePrecision Die & Stamping _480-967-2038Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453Qualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23


Loveridge Machine Co.Maverick Mold & Machine

Lifetime Products

Lifetime ProductsLifetime ProductsMaverick Mold & Machine

DMSIAero TechArizona FinishingChemResearchLoveridge Machine Co.

Lifetime Products

A2Z METALWORKER • 61 • July/Aug 2009

Stamping:Deep DrawQualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23Thompson Machine __ 505-823-1453Wrico _________ 480-892-7800

Stamping:DesignThe Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331

Stamping:Flat FormingSPRING WORKS Utah ___ 801-298-0113Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453

Stamping:Foil FormingThompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453

Stamping: LightCygnet ___________ 818-240-7574SPRING WORKS Utah ___ 801-298-0113Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453

Stamping:PrecisionCygnet ___________ 818-240-7574Metalcraft _________888-280-7080Precision Die & Stamping _480-967-2038Qualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453Wrico ___________480-892-7800

Stamping:PrototypeThompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453Wrico ___________480-892-7800

Stamping:Short RunCygnet ___________ 818-240-7574Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453Wrico ___________ 480-892-7800

SWISS SCREW MCHG.Denver Precision Products _ 303-469-1771White Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414

Screwing: Lead

Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320TESTING

Testing: Non-Destructive

Blanchard Metals Proc. __801-972-5590

Jet Processing ____ 623-869-6749x117Pilkington Metal Finishing __ 801-972-2146

THERMFORMINGLMI Machining_______303-776-6629

TOOL & DIENewport Tool _______801-295-7411The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453Wrico ___________480-892-7800

Tool & Cutter GrindingExact Tool Grinding ____ 801-712-2720

TOOLINGElite Machine _______801-710-7891Mountain View Machine _ 435-755-0500Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011Precision Tech _______801-285-7288Western Sintering _____509-375-3096

TUBE FORMINGAG Machining _______805-531-9595

Formed TubingAG Machining _______805-531-9595

Tube Bending /FabricationAG Machining _______805-531-9595

WATERJET CUTTINGDiversified Metal Services _801-972-6093Dix Metals ________ 800-477-4349Leading Edge Machine __435-563-9425Mountain View Machine _435-755-0500Southwest Waterjet-Laser _480-306-7748

WELDINGAble Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766Advantage Manufacturing __ 877-727-0281Arrow Sheet Metal Prod __ 303-427-6419Dayton Rogers ______ 763-717-6303

Denver Machine Shop ___303-295-6000H& S Machine ______ 801-755-7627JD Machine ________801-782-4403Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818Mountain View Machine _435-755-0500Precision Tech _______801-285-7288Premier Technology Inc __208-785-2274Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392Star Precision _______303-926-0559Wasatch Laser Processing _801-972-3500Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778Wrico _________ 480-892-7800

Welding: Aluminum Medium & Large

Premier Technology Inc __208-785-2274Skyline Products _______719-392-9046Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392

Welding: OrbitalRichards Fab _____ 801-409-0392

Welding: PrecisionAdvantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281Arrow Sheet Metal Prod __ 303-427-6419Premier Technology Inc __208-785-2274Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778

Welding: RoboticMetalcraft _________888-280-7080

Welding: TIGArrow Sheet Metal Prod __ 303-427-6419Mountain View Machine __ 435-755-0500

WIRE FORMINGSPRING WORKS Utah ___ 801-298-0113

ASSOCIATIONSN. Utah NTMA _______ 801-337-7097


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Local/Regional Applications Support: You are losing hours and hours of billable time, if you don’t have someone local to call and give you technical support.

SMITH MACHINERY’S Applications Engineer can get you answers quickly by phone or even visit to help you quickly overcome programming issues or on training you how best to use the awesome new features on advanced machines. And, just like the service group, Mazak has EIGHT Application Engineers in the West, all available to you as well.

All our customers have this “piece of the puzzle” that helps them be more productive, and pro�table.

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Total Superior Service Support: No machine tool investment will be successful without excellent service support. Smith Machinery has layers of technicians to insure your machine tool from us works well for many years.

First, our factory trained service partner, Smith-Neotech has THREE factory trained technicians, right here, to give you fast and experienced service support.

Next, you are backed up by TWO Mazak Factory Service Technicians that live here, as well.

Mazak is the only Machine Tool Builder with their own service technicians right here! And those two are backed by TWENTY-FOUR other Mazak Field Service Technicians living in the western U.S. And again, all those TWENTY-SIX are backed up by the TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE Field Service Technicians and Technical Support Personnel with Mazak in North America!

MANY WORK RIGHT AT THE U.S. FACTORY WHERE MANY OF MAZAK’S MACHINE TOOLS ARE BUILT! YOU ARE SAFE AND SECURE, KNOWING SMITH & MAZAK HAS MADE THE INVESTMENT TO KEEP YOUR MACHINES UP AND RUNNING.

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