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4 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST June/July 2018 VOL. XXXVI NO. 5 June/July 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: 657-231-9307 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. Good Summer Vacation Reading Material When I think of Bakersfield, California I think of three things. I think of country music as this was the city that Merle Haggard and Buck Owens got their start and developed what is known as the Ba- kersfield sound. I think of agriculture as they are annually one of the top ten cities in agricultural production in the world and have three of the top ten privately held agriculture companies in the United States. Last but not least I think of oil production as Bakersfield is in Kern County and Kern County is the top two producing oil producing counties in the United States. While numerous jobs have been lost in the industry and in the Bakersfield area in recent years our cover story is about a Bakersfield company that makes bottom hole pump parts for oil industry. The story talks about how Doosan lathes have helped them keep their competitive advantage. Another of Sean Buur’s stories this issue about V & T Tooling in Temecula, CA. which specializes in prototypes for the aerospace industry. With the help of AGMA mills this shop this shop is liter- ally busting out the seams as they are trying to get more square foot- age for their growing business. Tim Paul marvels how quickly technology is changing and how a shop with a 5th axis machine was unusual ten years ago and now it seems most successful shops are full of them. We also have ev- eryone’s favorite column-Hotline along with lots of good reading in our Industry News and New Product Sections. And of-course we are chalk full of ads from companies that want to be seen by western region metalworking manufacturers like yourself. Hope you have a great summer and if you forget your maga- zine when you go on summer vacation just remember you can check out this issue and past ones too at www.cnc-west.com Shawn Arnold Publisher