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...Hotline Continued From Page 8 Colorado Electric Motor Com- pany Gets Order from Chinese Customer A Longmont, Co.-based maker of electric motors said it’s received a $1.3 million follow-up order from a Chinese customer.UQM Technologies Inc. said it received the or- der for its R340 fuel cell compressor systems from an unnamed Chinese customer. UQM said it received a $2.2 million order from the same Chinese customer last year. LMI in Everett, WA wins Boeing Contract Boeing has awarded a multiyear contract to LMI Aerospace’s composite operation in Everett,Wa. for thermoplastic composite parts. The components are for Boeing 747, 767 and 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Deliveries are sched- uled to begin in 2019, LMI Aerospace said in a news release. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are pleased to help expand Boeing’s supply base for this lightweight and cost- effective technology,” Don McEwen, general manager of LMI’s Everett composite and test- ing facility. “Our thermoplastics work also expands LMI’s portfolio of composite fabrica- tion and assembly manufacturing work.” Vigor Gets Big Contract for USNS Guadalupe Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon, is be- ing awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for a 42-calendar day shipyard availability for the midterm availability of USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200). Work will include gravity drain line replacement, forward peak tank sounding tube replacement, tank deck cargo fuel piping maintenance, non-skid replacement, miscel- laneous steel repairs, starboard main engine overhaul, main engine fuel injectors rebuild, main engine turbo charger overhaul, auxiliary boiler replacement, various pump overhauls, galley booster heater installation, lifeboat repair and maintenance, deck tile replace- ment, sliding block chain replacement, carpet replacement, air conditioning inspection and repair, and refrigeration system service. Work will be performed in Portland, Oregon, and is expected to begin on May 21, 2018 and is expected to be completed by July 1, 2018. Continued on page 90.... Center for Medical Device Manufacturing Opens in Carlsbad, CA. A biomedical incubator has opened facili- ties for additive manufacturing and R&D in Carlsbad to aid medical device product de- velopment. Texas-based Watershed Idea Foundry recent- ly launched the 4,000-square-foot Watershed Center of Excellence in Carlsbad, where en- trepreneurs and manufacturers will work with Watershed to develop products as well as create regulatory-compliant documentation. “Additive manufacturing is the future of medical device design,” Nick Cordaro, CEO of Watershed Idea Foundry, said in a news release. “Watershed is combining its exper- tise in both arenas to guide entrepreneurs and manufacturers through this innovative transition. These facilities will not only showcase additive manufacturing but also provide best practices, R&D, and training for the future of the industry.” This marks Watershed’s first expansion. The facility features include Aconity 3D laser powder bed machines. Local Manufacturers Launch Sacramento Youth Job Training Initiative The local research and advocacy group Val- ley Vision and a group of Sacramento area manufacturing companies are working together to provide more job training for local youth. The manufacturers hope to inform schools about their current technology and train- ing needs, so that the schools can provide programs better suited to the local labor market. “We want to develop a workforce to meet the needs of the 21st-century manufacturer,” said Dean Peckham, the project manager of the Sacramento Valley Manufacturing Initiative. Many schools have ceased teaching indus- trial arts, and even the ones that do have programs might not meet the needs of local companies, Peckham said. From a first scoping meeting that attracted 60 manufacturers in October, the volunteer group attracted 80 people to a formal orga- nizational meeting at the end of February. That meeting included manufacturers and lo- cal high school and community college rep- resentatives, said Peckham.