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Filger Manufacturing has 20,000 sq.ft. and 21 CNC machining centers from Star, Hyundai-Wia, Hardinge, Haas and Milltronics.
more than 30 years. Casandra started with the business 7 years ago as COO. “I graduated from SFSU in Business,” details Casandra. “I stayed up there and was a Sales Manager for a Fortune 500 company before returning hometoSanClemente.”Lanenowoverseestheshopwhile Casandra handles all customer communication, HR, and oversees quality. With her father and brother’s help she taught herself about manufacturing. Keeping up with the company’s AS9100 and ISO9001 certifications has been a
big part of her education. She touts that even after seven years she still learns something new every day. “It made sense to bring Casandra in to handle operations,” explains Lane. “Her experience outside of the family business is a greatasset.Shebringsadifferentandfreshperspectiveto things. She’s really a smart cookie and transitioned into the position really well.”
Aerospace, defense, medical and even parts that go into space are all part of a day’s work at Filger Manufacturing. “We are very good at doing very small, high precision, high quantity, high quality parts,” tells Lane. “Many industries benefit from our experience, but we are best known by the airplane manufacturers for our hydraulic valve components.” The owners consider Filger Manufacturing to be a Swiss turning house with traditional turning, milling, and one-off capabilities. The Swiss machines are a recent addition at Filger Manufacturing, installing their first Star SW20 in 2017. Casandra, Lane and their production head met with Chris De Revere, of West Coast CNC Inc. at the Westec tradeshow and were impressed with how far the Swiss style machines had come in the last few years. “Capabilities had progressed leaps and bounds,” tells Casandra. “We felt
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As an AS9100 and ISO9001 certified shop quality is a top priority. The quality team verifies parts using the Keyence CMM machine.