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4 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST February/March 2018 VOL. XXXVI NO. 3 Feb/March 2018 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. Founder: Thomas F. Arnold (1927 - 2009) PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER: Shawn Arnold EDITOR : Sean Buur CIRC. MNGR: Charlene Strawbridge PROD. MNGR: Linda Arnold PROD. ASST: Jennifer Hallman ADVERTISING SALES: (714) 840-1300 (714) 840-1300 FAX: 840-5555 Email: sarnold@cnc-west.com CNC WEST (0747-3362) is published bi-monthly by ARNOLD PUBLICATIONS, INC., 16835 Algonquin St., No. 158, Huntington Beach, CA 92649. Periodical Rate postage paid at Huntington Beach, CA. and additional mailing offices .Postmaster: Send address changes to CNC WEST, P.O. Box 2029, Huntington Beach, CA, 92647. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Available without cost in U.S. only to company officials and managers of production, manu- facturing engineering and purchasing agents. MUST be requested. All oth- ers may subscribe at $10.00 per year. Single copy $2.00. Please send paid subscription order to Circulation Manager, CNC West, P.O. Box 2029, Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Publisher's notice: We assume no responsibility for the validity of claims in connection with items appearing in CNC West Magazine. Addresses are given to facilitate further inquiry. ISSUANCE AND CLOSING DATES: Published every other month, October, December, February, April, June and August. Issued second week of the publication month. No portion of contents may be repro- duced in any form without written per- mission from the publisher. Aerospace and Defense Issue Brings up Child- hood Memories I grew up in Lakewood, California which is right next to Long Beach. In the late 50’s and early 60’s a good chunk of Lakewood residents worked for Douglas Aircraft. Then in 1967 Douglas Aircraft merged with McDonnell Aircraft and became McDonnell Douglas. In 1997 Boeing acquired them and McDonnell Douglas became Boeing. Through out that time a large portion of Lakewood had some sort of ties to aerospace. All my life be it a neighbor, a friend’s father or an uncle I was exposed to aerospace. I can remem- ber them swapping stories of working and how proud they were to build those tin birds. That is why our annual Aerospace and De- fense issue is always a favorite for me. This issue’s cover story is not based in Long Beach or Lakewood or even California. Our story on Wire Tech in Phoenix Arizona tells the tale of how Rick Erickson took his shop from a strictly EDM shop to a full- service CNC manufacturing facility that serves Ray- theon, Honeywell, G.E. and General Dynamics among others. Another story IS based in California. Harley & Sons in Placentia has a new owner who has upgraded the shop with Doosan machines and is reaping the benefits. The shop is thriving so much the owner says the only thing slowing them down is finding enough workers with aerospace level skills. Their search will continue, and Harley & Son will hopefully continue to thrive. We have a story on a shop in Oregon that does not do aerospace work but does specialize on heavy-duty coupling devices for trac- tor trailers and construction equipment. The company had some software issues but with the help of NCSIMUL Software things are running smoothly now. This issue also has a small section devoted to the upcoming Aerodef Show in….you guessed it-Long Beach, CA. That along with new products, industry news and another great read from Tim Paul makes this an issue I hope you read more than once. And remember if you don’t have a magazine with you the magazine is online at www.cnc-west.com Sincerely, Shawn Arnold Shawn Arnold Publisher