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VOL. 39 NO.1
October/November 2020
The oldest regional industrial publica- tion serving the Western States man- ufacturing managers, owners and engineers from 1 employee to those larger plants of 5,000 or more. Its editorials feature numerical control applications in all size machine shops, tooling, programming, robot- ics and shop operations, training personnel, financing of new equip- ment, cutting tools and all related manufacturing requirements. Coverage extends to all of Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.
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39 Years and Still Going Strong
This issue of CNC WEST is the start of our 39th year. Considering I was there from the start I guess that makes me old. It also means the magazine has been able to survive all of these years which is no easy task. Just ask the 21 metalworking magazines that have ceased printing since that time. If interested in the list please shoot me an email and I will send it to you. All of these magazines had some success ranging from great to so-so in the last 39 years and in some way they all benefited the metalworking industry. Some were published by huge conglomerates like McGraw Hill and most were smaller publishing companies like CNC WEST.
CNC WEST could not have made it this far without our loyal western region readership. THANK YOU all for reading the magazine and support- ing us. And to those selling machinery, software, tooling, workholding and anything to do with metalworking manufacturing and put your faith in us by advertising with us a BIG THANK YOU to you also.
So what is in this nice 96 page issue that we have mailed to you. In ad- dition to advertising from some of the top builders, distributors and software companies in the industry we have an issue jam packed with interesting case histories.
Our cover article is about a Northern California shop who sees chal- lenges as opportunities. They have a milling, turning and Swiss department and even through Covid are doing quite well. I think you will find the article written by Sean Buur quite enjoyable and informative.
Educating our youth about the advantages of metalworking manufacturing is of huge importance now days. In this issue we have two stories about the youth who will hopefully be the future of the industry. One article is about a high school in Arizona. It is in a lower income area of Tucson where jobs are limited but with students learning about manufacturing it hopefully opens the doors for a worthwhile career. The other education story is based at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
The college is responsible for teaching engineering students the inner workings of manufacturing. This includes CAD/CAM, 3D printing, materi- als science and product design principles, and CNC machine tool operation. Especially the latter.
There is also an article about an Orange, California shop EMS that started 9 years ago with two people. They now have over 30 employees and running 3 shifts. Quality is key at EMS and they rely on Verisurf software to provide consistency of operation, quality reporting, data management, and reduced training and support costs.
Big Kaiser provides important advice for milling holders and there is much much more. Thanks for reading this special anniversary edition. I am pretty sure I won’t be around if we last another 39 years but I see no reason why the magazine won’t be.
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