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Announcements & News
Anduril
Announces Major $1 B
Advanced Manufacturing Expansion in Southern California
Defense technology firm Anduril Industries revealed in late January 2026 a major manufacturing and R&D campus expansion in Long Beach and Lakewood, California — a project valued at approximately $1 billion that signals significant growth in advanced aerospace and autonomous systems production on the West Coast. The announcement, widely highlighted by California state leadership, underscores the region’s deep industrial heritage and its resurgence as a hub for high-tech manufacturing.
The planned campus will encompass roughly 1.18 million square feet across six buildings, blending 750,000 sq ft of office space with 435,000 sq ft of industrial and fabrication space dedicated to research, prototyping, and manufacturing activities connected to autonomous drones, robotics platforms, and other next-generation defense systems.
Once operational — expected by mid-2027 — the facility is projected to support around 5,500 direct high-skill jobs, with thousands more indirectly
generated through construction, services, and support roles.
Unlike a traditional factory purely focused on assembly lines, Anduril’s Long Beach campus aims to integrate software development, hardware engineering, testing labs, and advanced manufacturing under one roof, enabling rapid design-to-production cycles. This approach reflects a broader shift in modern manufacturing where digital, mechanical, and systems teams collaborate tightly to accelerate iteration and delivery for customers such as the U.S. Department of Defense and allied governments.
California Governor Gavin Newsom publicly noted the investment as a major vote of confidence in the state’s industrial ecosystem, citing Long Beach’s historic role in aerospace and defense production and its growing reputation as “Space Beach” — a hub that blends legacy manufacturing infrastructure with cutting-edge tech innovation.
The project also reinforces Southern California’s evolving industrial profile: from traditional aircraft and shipbuilding roots to 21st-century advanced manufacturing of autonomous and AI-driven systems that support national security and technological competitiveness.
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Ball Corporation’s Oregon Can Manufacturing Facility Takes Shape for 2026 Start-Up
In Oregon, strategic manufacturing expansion is underway as Ball Corporation moves forward with construction of a new aluminum beverage can manufacturing and warehousing facility in Millersburg, slated to begin operations in the second half of 2026. This facility represents Ball’s effort to rebuild a significant production presence in the Pacific Northwest after previously shuttering a plant in neighboring Washington.
The Millersburg project — previously referred to internally as Project DeLorean — spans a 47.26-acre site and will house both manufacturing operations and logistical space to support distribution. Local economic development agencies report that construction activity is significantly underway, with utility extensions, roadwork, and grading completed, laying the groundwork for full build-out.
Once operational, the factory is expected to produce aluminum beverage cans at a high rate to service regional demand in the western United States. Company leaders have indicated that the West Coast addition will support roughly 100 new jobs and provide local capacity for a product category that remains in steady demand in both retail and foodservice markets.
The Millersburg facility comes as Ball seeks to strengthen its North American footprint following its acquisition of Florida Can Manufacturing and as part of a strategic pivot to align production with customer locations and reduce freight costs. The Oregon site complements broader trends of reshoring and regional capacity diversification as manufacturers respond to logistics challenges and shifting market needs.
Economic development officials emphasize that the project’s timing — breaking ground in 2025 with operations to start in 2026 — supports Oregon’s workforce development and aligns with broader industry efforts to bring more manufacturing jobs back to the Pacific Northwest. ◊
Washington State: Impact of National Manufacturing Policy Moves on Semiconductor Supply Chains
While Washington did not see a single major facility announcement in early 2026, manufacturing policy changes with direct implications for Washington’s tech and industrial supply chains emerged in January 2026, reflecting how national trade decisions can ripple through regional production ecosystems. A presidential proclamation adjusting tariffs on semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and derivative
products came into effect on January 15, aimed at reshaping import dynamics under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.
The tariff changes — including a 25 % ad valorem tariff on selected advanced computing chips and related manufacturing equipment — carry implications for Washington’s deep technology and manufacturing sectors, particularly those tied to semiconductor systems, advanced electronics, and materials processing. Washington’s economy houses a concentration of technology firms, aerospace suppliers, and industrial equipment manufacturers that rely on complex supply chains, including semiconductor fabrication inputs, photomask production inputs, and specialized tooling.
Additionally, adjustments to import treatment for processed critical minerals and derivative products were announced to address strategic vulnerabilities in supply chains for defense, infrastructure, and industrial applications. Such policy actions could influence sourcing decisions for firms across Washington’s manufacturing base — especially those involved in aerospace components, precision machining, and electronics assembly — by changing cost structures, supplier relationships, and inventory planning strategies.
While not a plant opening, these policy developments
represent manufacturing-sector news with regional relevance, because they affect input costs, supply chain strategies, and investment decisions for manufacturers throughout Washington state. Industry observers note that such shifts can prompt both short-term disruption and long-term strategic reconfiguration of where and how advanced manufacturing supply chains are structured in the Pacific Northwest. ◊
Metalworking Activity Moves Into Expansion in Early 2026
I n early 2026, the Gardner Business Index (GBI): Metalworking — a widely followed diffusion index measuring business conditions at North American metalworking and machine-shop facilities — ticked above the 50 expansion threshold for the first time in several quarters, signaling renewed momentum in the sector.
The January reading came in at 52.3, the highest level recorded in over three years, and marked a meaningful shift from contraction toward expansion in core metalworking activity.
The GBI: Metalworking aggregates survey responses from durable-goods producers on critical indicators
such as new orders, production, backlogs, employment, supplier deliveries, and exports. A value above 50 indicates that more firms are reporting growth rather than contraction across these metrics, suggesting a broad improvement in business conditions. The January surge reflects stronger order books, rising production output, and more stable delivery times as manufacturers begin the new year with higher confidence.
Industry analysts view the jump as a potential harbinger of a broader manufacturing recovery. After a prolonged period of subdued activity — with many firms citing weak demand, elevated input costs, and supply chain disruptions — the gain in the metalworking index suggests that some of those headwinds may be easing.
Surveyed executives pointed to improvements in order flow and project pipelines, particularly in sectors tied to automotive, aerospace, and industrial equipment production.
While this expansion signal is encouraging, experts caution that sustained growth will depend on continued improvements in demand and labor availability, as well as broader economic conditions.
Still, the GBI’s move above 50 provides an early indication that metalworking manufacturers may be Continue on Page
The Mystery of Metal
By Peter Hushek
When can the Bark on Metal Really Bite?
All metal parts are made to meet print requirements. Every metal carries a list of conditions that make it appropriate for the functional integrity of the part the print describes. Material is purchased to meet print requirements which can be as simple as chemical composition and mechanical properties. For many purchasing agents once the material is received and the material cert verified for compliance it is filed away and forgotten. This can be a grave error since material certs often hold clues; what is listed as well as what they fail to state can drastically affect the finished product.
The descriptive terms hold clues to potential problems. The difference between HRS (hot rolled steel) versus CRS (cold rolled steel) or CF (cold finished), can alert purchasers to pending issues. While the chemical composition of HR versus CR or CF bar is the same, the surface condition can be drastically different. Hot rolled products are rolled at temperatures typically above 1600 F. The mills do this because reduction in section size is much easier at elevated temperatures. When the mills perform the same reduction in section at room temperature, it may require annealing cycles in between operations. Sounds simple and logical to always hot work the steel to get it to the desired plate thickness or bar diameter until one considers the downside of this hot work. When steel is exposed to air at elevated temperatures, typically above 1300 F, the carbon in the steel reacts with oxygen in the air to remove carbon at the surface. This is called decarburization or decarb. Decarburized steel will not react like the parent steel in the core of the material, and this mismatch is deceptive on many levels.
It is at this point that visual clues come into the mix. The decarburized layer, when deep enough, looks similar to the bark on a tree. It is rough to the touch, but its true nature or
depth is impossible to know if the material cert does not state it or expensive testing is performed. Not all material certs are the same. The simple, usually free version, rarely states the depth of decarburization on steel alloys. You will not get the full “story” unless you pay for the “extended cert.” Since no one wants to pay for something they do not think they need, it is often ignored. The extended cert may state decarb or partial decarb of 0.012” which means the steel you purchased has a layer of not the metal you think it is, on every surface. This means if you need to make a part with a final diameter of 2”, the surface will lack integrity for the first 0.012”. This means you only have 1.976” of good steel. This also assumes the decarburization is uniform, which is rarely the case.
So, what if someone removes the bark down to the point where it is shiny metal, is that OK? The answer is yes and no since decarburized metal can look shiny but still lack the carbon to support the processing to develop mechanical properties required per print. This is where an old rule of thumb, 2% stock removal per surface, comes into play. Truth be told, I am dating myself since few people today have heard of this rule. There is another rule, and that is the mill bark on hot rolled bar, and plate is typically twice that of cold rolled material.
Making good parts from steel requires having uniform steel. Uniform steel requires an understanding of how the product was made before the distributor purchased it for resale. So, either invest in the extended cert to be sure of the composition or remove the bark. Invest on the front end to avoid problems on the back end. Back-end problems inevitably always cost more time and money. ◊
Peter Hushek Chief Metallurgical Engineer Pete.Hushek@proton.me
transitioning from contraction into growth — a positive development for the industrial base as 2026 unfolds. ◊
Morse Enhances Sales Team With New Hire
CANTON, Ohio – The M. K. Morse Company is excited to announce the hiring of Ivan Robles as Sales Manager, Mexico.
An industrial engineer with more than 12 years of experience in technical sales, commercial support, and team coordination in the metalworking industry, Robles will lead our push to grow market share and customer relationships in Mexico.
With industry experience at companies including distributor MSC Industrial Supply and tool manufacturer Lyndex-Nikken, Robles’ technical knowledge and strategic sales and service approach make him a valued addition to the Morse global sales team.
Ivan’s proven track record of understanding industrial cutting challenges and solutions will be instrumental in supporting Morse customer success through exceptional service, product quality, and speedy delivery.
“Our robust product lines and attention paid to market
needs and opportunities will ensure we see strong demand in Mexico. This, coupled with a high-caliber resource in Ivan, will spark unprecedented growth for Morse in the country,” said Kurt Kocik, Vice President of Global Sales.
For more information, visit mkmorse.com. ◊
EMCO Corporation Opens Stateof-the-Art Showroom to Enhance Customer Experience in North America
Wixom, MI — December 29, 2025 — EMCO Corporation, a leading provider of precision CNC lathes, milling machines, and advanced machining solutions, announced the opening of its new EMCO Corporation Showroom and Customer Experience Center, reinforcing the company’s long-term commitment to customer engagement, technical collaboration, and manufacturing innovation across North America.
Strategically located in Wixom, Michigan, the new showroom provides manufacturers, educators, and industry partners with a hands-on environment to explore EMCO Corporation’s comprehensive portfolio — from entry-level CNC turning and
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milling platforms to high-performance, multi-axis machining solutions — demonstrated in real-world production scenarios.
“This showroom is more than a display space — it’s a collaborative hub where customers and partners can see our machines in action and engage directly with our technical experts,” said Peter Loetzner, President of EMCO Corporation. “It represents our continued investment in the North American market and in the success of those who rely on EMCO Corporation technology every day.”
A Hub for Technology, Training, and Collaboration
The new EMCO Corporation’s Showroom features a curated selection of advanced CNC machines configured to showcase precision turning, milling, and mill-turn applications. The facility enables visitors to:
• View live machine demonstrations across a variety of materials and part geometries
• Participate in hands-on training sessions led by EMCO Corporation’s application and service specialists
• Explore automation and digital manufacturing solutions designed to improve productivity, flexibility, and uptime.
In addition to demonstrations, the showroom includes dedicated space for engineering consultations, application reviews, and collaborative discussions tailored to specific customer production requirements.
Celebrating Partnerships Through Dealer Appreciation
To mark the opening of the new showroom, EMCO Corporation hosted a dealer appreciation event in November 2025, welcoming more than 40 dealers and strategic partners from across North America. The event served as both a celebration of the new facility and an opportunity to strengthen relationships within EMCO Corporation’s extensive dealer network.
Attendees participated in guided showroom tours, live machine demonstrations, and technical discussions highlighting EMCO Corporation’s latest machining
and automation developments. The gathering also provided a forum for sharing market insights, aligning on future growth initiatives, and reinforcing EMCO Corporation’s collaborative approach to sales, service, and customer support.
“Our dealers and partners are an essential extension of the EMCO Corporation’s team,” Loetzner added. “Hosting this event in our new showroom allowed us to bring everyone together, recognize their contributions, and showcase the tools and resources that will support our shared success moving forward.”
Local Presence, Global Expertise
With decades of experience delivering high-precision CNC machine tools worldwide, EMCO Corporation continues to invest in localized infrastructure that enhances customer support and responsiveness.
The new showroom strengthens EMCO Corporation’s ability to provide hands-on demonstrations, technical training, and pre-purchase evaluations — backed by the engineering excellence of EMCO Corporations global manufacturing network.
A Destination for Manufacturing Innovation
Beyond customer visits, the EMCO Corporation Showroom and Customer Experience Center will host ongoing events, including technical workshops, application clinics, and collaborative sessions with partners and customers throughout the year.
By combining advanced technology, hands-on learning, and strong partner relationships, EMCO Corporations new showroom underscores the company’s commitment to helping North American manufacturers improve productivity, adopt innovative solutions, and remain competitive
in an evolving manufacturing landscape.
U.S. Factory Sector Shows Signs of Expansion in Early 2026
A key indicator of manufacturing activity, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing PMI, showed that U.S. factories expanded in January 2026 for the first time in over a year. With a PMI reading above 50, the sector moved out of contraction territory, signaling growth in new orders and production levels. This rebound comes after an extended slump where manufacturing contracted for 26 consecutive months, reflecting weak demand and economic headwinds throughout 2025. Industry analysts see the shift as an early indicator that manufacturers are navigating past some recent challenges, including supply chain uncertainties and slowing global demand.
The increase was driven largely by renewed order flow and higher
production activity. New orders, a key part of the PMI, rose to their highest level since early 2022, suggesting increased demand for U.S.-made goods. Production also strengthened, and export orders showed modest growth. However, employment within the sector remains a cautionary point, with labor demand still below levels that would indicate a sustained hiring rebound. Supplier deliveries slowed, a phenomenon that often accompanies rising demand and increased activity.
Economists emphasize that while the PMI gain is encouraging, it doesn’t guarantee a full manufacturing recovery — broader economic factors, including interest rates, inflation, and global trade tensions, continue to impact confidence. Nonetheless, the shift in PMI highlights potential momentum turning back in favor of domestic production, hinting at a possible stabilization phase for U.S. manufacturing as the year progresses. ◊
U.S. Air Force Awards $7 B Contract Field Team (CFT) Support IDIQ
In January 2026, the U.S. Air Force awarded an indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for Contract Field Team (CFT) labor augmentation support — one of the larger DoD contracting actions of the quarter. Under this multi-year award, 23 companies were selected to provide technical labor support services across a wide array of operational needs through January 2036, with a total potential value of around $7 billion.
The CFT program is a major Air Force sustainment vehicle designed to deploy skilled technicians to support depot-level and organizational maintenance, inspections, modifications, and
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repair services for aircraft, vehicles, weapons systems, and other mission-critical platforms. By awarding this large multiple-award contract, the Air Force ensures a readily accessible industrial workforce that can be tasked across global bases and logistics centers as task orders are issued.
The contract’s decade-long duration reflects a shift toward stable, long-term planning for field support operations and readiness, smoothing uncertainty for suppliers and their manufacturing or logistics operations. The inclusion of 23 different firms — spanning small businesses to large prime integrators — also points to DoD’s continued effort to diversify industrial base participation while ensuring the capacity to meet extensive sustainment requirements.
This award can serve as a bellwether for broader Defense Industrial Base activity in 2026, demonstrating sizeable, dependable contract flows aimed at underpinning core sustainment and manufacturing support functions rather than solely new hardware production. ◊
Continental Diamond Tool and DR. KAISER Announce Strategic Partnership in Grinding and Dressing
NEW HAVEN, Ind., Feb. 11, 2026 — Continental Diamond Tool (CDT) and DR. KAISER DIAMANTWERKZEUGE GmbH & Co. KG have announced a partnership to better serve grinding operations in North America, Europe, and beyond.
Under the agreement, effective Feb. 11, 2026, Continental Diamond Tool will represent DR. KAISER products throughout North America, including the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This transfer is part of the succession plan of S.L. Munson as the previous North American representative of DR. KAISER.
After 30 successful years of representation, S.L. Munson is now supporting a seamless transition for customers to CDT as the new DR. KAISER representative. The new strategic agreement includes that DR. KAISER will offer CDT’s diamond and CBN grinding wheels across Central Europe and Turkey to complement the existing portfolio.
Founded in 1973, Continental Diamond Tool designs, develops and distributes custom grinding and dressing technology for advanced manufacturing. The company operates facilities in the United States and the United Kingdom and serves industries including aerospace, automotive, cutting tools, medical, electronics, and energy.
Headquartered in Germany, DR. KAISER began operation in 1977 with its diamond rotary dressers and has since expanded into grinding wheels, spindle systems, stationary dressing, and wear-resistant components. The company supports high-precision grinding applications worldwide through its integrated tooling, application technology services, and a downloadable dressing and grinding app.
Both companies developed alongside the increased use of industrial diamond and CBN abrasives in precision manufacturing. Over time, each adopted a systems-based approach that recognizes the interdependence of grinding wheels, dressers, spindles and related components in achieving consistent performance.
As of Feb. 11, 2026, DR. KAISER’s North American product sales have transitioned to Continental Diamond Tool. CDT will represent DR. KAISER’s full product portfolio in the region, supported by its sales and application engineering network.
“We look forward to welcoming DR. KAISER customers to CDT,” said Shane Vardaman, Chief Commercial Officer at Continental Diamond Tool. “Our focus is on operational continuity, responsive technical support, and ensuring customers experience a seamless transition in service.”
“This partnership expands the range of products we can offer customers in Central Europe and strengthens support for our customers in North America,” said Christoph Müller, Head of Sales at DR. KAISER.
Continental Diamond Tool complements DR. KAISER grinding products with custom large-diameter diamond and CBN grinding wheels, including plated and hybrid bond wheels, as well as wafer and double disk grinding wheels.
The companies said the agreement reflects a long-term collaboration focused on quality and service.
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“This partnership represents a shared view of how advanced grinding processes are evolving,” said Nick Viggiano, president of Continental Diamond Tool. “As requirements become more complex, manufacturers benefit from working with partners that understand how grinding components work together.”
For more than 60 years, Morse has been manufacturing a wide range of innovative cutting solutions. Whether you need to drill holes, cut metal using power tools, or saw metal in a factory, Morse has the right blade for the job. As a second-generation family-owned business, we take pride in providing solutions for our customers. Our vision is to improve cutting solutions that transform ideas into reality. Available in nearly 50 countries, nearly all Morse products are manufactured in Canton, OH, USA.
If your facility machines, grinds, or processes combustible metals like aluminum, magnesium, titanium, or zinc, NFPA 660 directly impacts your operations—and your safety compliance.
NFPA 660 (Standard for Combustible Metals) addresses
a critical hazard that many facilities underestimate: metal dust explosions. Unlike wood or grain dust, combustible metal particles can ignite from sparks, static discharge, or hot surfaces, and once burning, they’re nearly impossible to extinguish with traditional methods. These fires burn at extremely high temperatures and can react violently with water.
What’s Changed
The 2026 edition of NFPA 660 brought significant updates that affect how facilities must handle metal dust collection. Key changes include stricter requirements for housekeeping programs, updated explosion protection criteria, and clearer guidance on when wet collection systems are required versus dry systems with proper deflagration protection.
Real-World Application
Aerospace manufacturers, automotive shops, and any facility that produces aluminum chips or titanium dust require compliant dust-collection systems. This means properly sized collectors, explosion venting
Precision, Partnership, and Peace of Mind: The LV Swiss Story
On a quiet street in La Verkin, Utah, the sound of CNC Swiss machines fills the air. Step inside LV Swiss and you’ll find more than just rows of precision equipment — you’ll see a team of craftspeople, engineers, and problem-solvers who treat every part as if it’s bound for a mission-critical application. In many cases, it is. From aerospace components that must withstand extreme temperatures to medical devices that require micron-level accuracy, LV Swiss has built a reputation for producing parts where failure is not an option.
But what makes the story of LV Swiss compelling is not only their mastery of precision machining — it’s the trust they’ve earned by manufacturing 100% in the United States, in an era where tariffs, supply chain disruptions, and uncertainty are the new normal.
A Company Rooted in Precision
Founded with the goal of combining Swiss machining expertise with American innovation, LV Swiss has grown steadily while holding firm to its core values: quality, reliability, and customer partnership. Each machine on the floor represents an investment not just in technology, but in customer confidence. State-of-the-art CNC Swiss lathes, high-speed milling centers, and CNC lathe stand ready to handle complex geometries and tight tolerances.
Yet LV Swiss doesn’t tell its story through machines alone. The real narrative lies in how customers experience the company: as a dependable partner that delivers what others can’t.
Customers First, Always
uncertainty. By manufacturing entirely in the U.S., LV Swiss shields customers from tariffs and unpredictable global supply chain issues. What’s quoted is what’s invoiced. Deliveries arrive when promised, without port delays or international logistics.
As one longtime customer explained, “With LV Swiss, I don’t worry about surprises. I know the parts will be right, and I know they’ll be here on time.”
Precision Manufacturing
The tariff advantage is more than a side benefit — it’s a strategic edge for LV Swiss customers. In industries where margins are tight and timing is critical, avoiding international friction can mean the difference between profit and loss. By sourcing domestically, customers eliminate entire categories of risk: no last-minute duty charges, no currency fluctuations, no cross-border paperwork.
The benefits extend beyond cost. When engineering changes arise — and they always do — working with LV Swiss means changes can be implemented quickly. Design engineers can pick up the phone, speak directly with the LV Swiss team, and see revisions hit production in real time. That speed and clarity is impossible when working across time zones and language barriers.
Precision Without Compromise
Imagine being a purchasing manager at an aerospace OEM, tasked with sourcing parts during a period of rising tariffs on imported goods. Offshore suppliers suddenly tack on new surcharges. Lead times stretch as parts languish at ports awaiting customs clearance. Budgets shrink, timelines slip, and your production schedule is at risk.
For many customers, LV Swiss has been the antidote to that
Of course, tariff protection and logistics advantages mean little if the parts don’t meet the highest standards. That’s where LV Swiss excels. Certified to industryleading quality standards and registered with ITAR for defenserelated manufacturing, the company brings accountability and traceability to every part it produces.
Aerospace and defense customers, in particular, rely on LV Swiss for parts that must pass stringent inspections. Medical device companies turn to them for components where a single flaw could impact patient safety. Across industries, LV Swiss’s dedication to zero-defect manufacturing translates into confidence that every order will perform as expected.
Efficiency Engineered Into Every Step
Much of LV Swiss’s competitive edge comes from the way it has designed its operations for efficiency. The company maintains a dedicated tool crib, ensuring that when machinists set up a job, the necessary tools are already delivered to the machine. This saves hours of downtime, eliminates wasted motion, and keeps production flowing smoothly.
Weekly — and as needed — developmental meetings bring the entire team together to allocate responsibility for new jobs. Instead of one person carrying the weight of setup and planning, tasks are distributed across machinists, engineers, and quality staff. That shared accountability dramatically reduces setup time, speeds problem-solving, and ensures that every new part gets off the ground quickly.
A full-time toolmaker and an in-house machine repair specialist ensure that both tooling and equipment stay in peak condition. If a machine needs attention, it’s back up and running quickly, minimizing lost production time. In addition, LV Swiss offers in-house heat treating and passivation, critical processes that many shops must outsource. By keeping these capabilities under one roof, the company reduces lead times and gives customers faster turnaround without compromising quality.
On top of that, LV Swiss maximizes throughput by running its machines 18 hours a day. This blend of human expertise and lights-out machining means customers get their parts faster, without sacrificing precision or oversight.
A Team You Can Count On
Technology alone doesn’t deliver excellence — people do. LV Swiss is proud of the expertise and tenure of its team, many of whom have decades of experience in precision machining. That accumulated knowledge translates directly into better outcomes for customers: smoother setups, sharper problemsolving, and an instinctive understanding of how to produce difficult parts consistently.
For clients, the expertise of the LV Swiss team means fewer surprises, faster resolutions, and confidence that even complex or unusual challenges will be met with skill.
Inventory Solutions That Save Customers Time
Another way LV Swiss supports customers is by offering Kanban systems and inventory management for blanket purchase orders. The company will stock finished components for up to a year, releasing them on schedule or as needed. This arrangement allows customers to lock in pricing, reduce onhand inventory, and ensure parts are always available without long lead times. It’s a level of flexibility and foresight that strengthens the supply chain while reducing customer stress.
More Than a Supplier: A Partner
What stands out in customer stories is not just the precision of
the parts, but the partnership LV Swiss provides. When a customer faced an unexpected spike in demand, LV Swiss adjusted schedules and added shifts to ensure critical parts were delivered. When another client encountered design challenges, LV Swiss engineers collaborated directly, offering manufacturability insights that saved time and reduced costs.
These aren’t just transactions — they’re relationships built on trust. Customers know that LV Swiss will not only deliver the part, but help ensure the success of the program it belongs to.
Delivering Value Beyond the Part
Customers also find value in the efficiency and innovation LV Swiss brings. By leveraging advanced tooling, lean processes, and in-house capabilities, the company reduces scrap, shortens lead times, and provides scalability from prototype through full production.
From an OEM’s perspective, this combination of quality, agility, and cost-efficiency means more than just lower risk — it means competitive advantage.
A Future Built on Trust
As global markets remain unpredictable, the value of a trusted U.S.-based partner has never been clearer. Customers choose LV Swiss not only for precision machining, but for the peace of mind that comes with knowing their supplier is stable, dependable, and tariff-proof.
Back in La Verkin, the machines continue to hum, producing parts that will travel across the country and around the world. For LV Swiss, every component tells a story of precision, partnership, and pride in American manufacturing. And for their customers, it means confidence in every delivery, every time. ◊
Contact LV Swiss
Paul Klein, III
621 North State Street La Verkin, Utah 84745
Phone: 435-635-1482
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or suppression systems, conductive ductwork, and comprehensive housekeeping procedures. OSHA has been increasingly focused on combustible dust violations, with citations often referencing NFPA standards.
What You Should Do
Start with a dust hazard analysis (DHA) specific to the metals you process. Different metals have different Kst values (explosion severity) and ignition temperatures. Your dust collection system needs to match your specific hazards—not just collect dust, but manage the explosion risk.
Southwest manufacturers working with these materials should evaluate their current systems against the updated standard. The cost of compliance is far lower than the risk of a catastrophic incident.
Corey McCullough specializes in NFPA-compliant dust collection systems for manufacturing facilities across the Southwest. Industrial Clean Air Products serves Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah. ◊
Methods Machine added Nakamura-Tome NT-FLEX
Methods Machine Tools, Inc., North America’s foremost supplier of leading-edge precision machine tools and automation solutions, has introduced the Nakamura-Tome NT-Flex to the U.S. machine tool market.
One of the industry’s most compact CNC multitasking platforms, the two-turret, two-spindle NT-Flex features speed and flexibility for complex high mix / smallbatch production.
“We’ve waited with excitement to bring the NT-Flex to the U.S. market since Nakamura-Tome’s initial product launch in late 2024. Now that it’s here, we’re all-in to deliver the NT-Flex and demonstrate how traditional turning and multitasking paired with Y-axis milling opens a new range of applications for our customers,” said Sergio Tondato, Methods’ Senior Director of Product Management.
“We call the NT-Flex the answer to Swiss-style machining for two reasons. First, on part sizes Ø25 to 38 millimeters, the NT-Flex has the power and rigidity to succeed with cuts where traditional Swiss machining can be limited. Second the smaller size and more accessible work envelope provide a more productive operator experience on toolholder and parts changeovers,” Tondato continued.
For shops seeking greater efficiency, Methods Automation Services will pair bar feeders and collection tables, while utilizing the NT-Flex’s Parts Catcher G, to create continuous operations for unattended machining.
“The NT-Flex is a perfect fit to win in expanding, highvolume markets. For example, shops making small fittings for aerospace components or medical devices, the latter where market projections forecast more than 5 percent year-over-year growth1 through the end of the decade,” said Jon Star, Methods’ Director of Marketing.
“Another is manufacturing for data center components. Data center growth to support AI expansion will require a massive number of manifolds, fittings, mounting brackets, connectors with extremely tight fits to ensure leak-tight connections. Nakamura-Tome’s precision and speed make a perfect match to run these parts in high production,”
Star continued. The NT-Flex is now available for ordering directly from Methods and its dealer network including Maruka USA, Meredith Machinery, MTA Machinery Inc., and OptiPro Systems.
The NT-Flex is Methods’ third Nakamura-Tome platform released to the U.S. this year, joining the JX-200 B-axis machining center and the twin-spindle NTY3-100V series.
Since 1983, Methods and Nakamura-Tome have partnered to deliver thousands of machines to manufacturers throughout the United States.
Methods Machine Tools, Inc. supplies high-quality, high-precision machine tools, automation solutions, and designs integrated, custom machining processes and services. Headquartered in Sudbury, Mass., and in operation since 1958, Methods operates seven technical centers, and a one-of-a-kind precision center. Methods has installed more than 45,000 machine tools throughout North America.
For more information, call 877-668-4262 or visit www. methodsmachine.com. ◊
CJ Precision Machine, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of critical parts for a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, semiconductor, medical, solar, food processing, aviation, automotive, and motorsports.
From our vertical machining centers, to our state-of-the art 5-axis mills and 7-axis lathes, we provide superior customer satisfaction from prototype to production.
CJ provides superior customer satisfaction through flexible and dependable service with timely turn-around.
Our precision manufacturing includes working with both plastics and metals in our 9,500 square foot facility in Boise, Idaho. Our machinists have more than 140 years of experience and all manufactured parts are inspected by quality control.
CJ can provide finishing including anodizing, powder-coating, chromate, various types of electro-plating, and many others as required by our customers.
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Heule Precision Tools Introduces VEX Tooling to Drill and Chamfer in One Operation
(Loveland, OH) Heule Precision Tools, a leader in precision hole finishing technology, introduces VEX tooling which drills and chamfers in a single step, for increased efficiency and precision. Designed with a solid carbide tip and patented SNAP chamfering system, VEX tooling is available from 5mm to 17mm. Regardless of size, a convex cutting edge ensures high drilling performance and short manageable chips, even in long chipping materials.
With the ability to drill and chamfer through-holes in a single operation, VEX eliminates tool changes to bolster productivity and efficiency, while improving quality. A specially developed connecting system features a robust and precise attachment to the tool body, for optimum power transmission and overall performance.
VEX tooling is ideal for high production, precision environments like automotive manufacturing, especially on brake discs, tube applications, wheel hubs, and more.
A large chip channel optimizes swarf evacuation, enhancing cleanliness and safety. Drill tip and chamfer blade replacement can be accomplished easily without presetting between changes, to minimize maintenance downtime.
The replaceable drill tip of the VEX can be reground and recoated, thus extending tool life and lowering overall tool costs. Stock sizes from 5mm to 17mm are available for immediate delivery; custom designs are available to meet specific industry applications.
For additional information and video demonstrations of VEX drilling and chamfering technology visit https:// www.heuletool.com/tools/combination-drilling/vex-s/ .
HEULE Precision Tools has manufactured the highest quality cutting tools since 1961, supporting a wide range of hole-finishing tools for front and back deburring, countersinking, chamfering, and counterboring for larger industrial manufacturing companies throughout the world. They specialize in high production environments in the automotive, aerospace, energy, and medical industries.
For additional information on recent successful applications, visit www.HeuleTool.com, or call (513) 860-9900, or via email to info@HeuleTool.com. ◊
Star SU Welcomes David Kruise as Marketing &
Communications
Manager
Farmington Hills, MI, Jan. 13, 2026 - Star SU, the marketing, sales and service affiliate of Star Cutter Company, announces the appointment of David Kruise as Marketing & Communications Manager.
Kruise has nearly 30 years of experience in marketing and communications, with a strong background in technical documentation and sales support within the manufacturing sector. His early career as a machine repair technician gives him firsthand knowledge of tooling assembly and quality control, equipping him with a unique perspective that connects technical expertise with strategic marketing.
“David’s strong technical communication skills and direct manufacturing experience make him an excellent fit for this role,” said Andreas Blind, president at Star SU. “His ability to bridge the shop floor with strategic marketing will help us clearly communicate the value we deliver across all Star Cutter brands.”
In his new role, Kruise will lead all marketing activities for the Star Cutter, Star SU, and H.B. Carbide brands across four business divisions: Round Tools, Gear Tools, Machine Tools, and Carbide Material Technologies.
THE STAR CUTTER FAMILY OF COMPANIES
Headquartered in Farmington
Hills, MI, and originally founded in 1927, the Star Cutter Company is a global leader in the cutting tool industry with more than 700 employees working in 15 manufacturing facilities. Each facility specializes in producing a specific type of product or service: carbide blanks and preforms, solid carbide cutting tools, gundrills, PCD tooling, gear cutting tools, and 5-axis CNC tool and cutter grinding machines.
Star SU LLC is the marketing, sales, and service partner in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit: www.starcutter.com. ◊
Tungaloy Corporation Expansion
Iwaki, Japan – January 2026 – Tungaloy Corporation (President: Satoshi Kinoshita; Head Office: Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture) announces the expansion of its DLC-coated DS2000 Series, designed for high-performance machining of aluminum and non-ferrous materials. The expanded lineup delivers superior surface finish, longer tool life, and improved productivity
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across turning, threading, and milling applications.
As industries such as automotive, aerospace, semiconductors, robotics, and housing materials continue shifting toward lightweight, high-efficiency designs, demand for precise machining of aluminum alloys and non-ferrous metals is increasing.
However, these materials present challenges including built-up edge (BUE), adhesion, and burr formation, which can negatively impact surface finish and tool life. Tungaloy’s DS2000 Series addresses these challenges with advanced DLC coating technology optimized for non-ferrous machining.
The expanded lineup includes ISO turning inserts, TungThread threading tools, and a wide range of milling cutters, such as TungForce-Rec, Tung-Tri, TungAluMill, DoMultiRec, TFE/EFE face mills, DoPent, and TungMill.
Together, these tools support everything from highprecision turning and threading to high-speed shoulder
and face milling, offering stable performance across diverse applications and machining environments.
A newly developed DLC coating significantly reduces adhesion and suppresses built-up edge formation, resulting in bright, high-quality surface finishes and reduced need for secondary finishing.
The coating’s high hardness and heat resistance slow wear progression, extending tool life and reducing tool change frequency. Strong coating adhesion ensures stable cutting performance even under high-speed and high-efficiency conditions.
The DS2000 Series is available in DS2005, optimized for high-speed wear resistance, and DS2015, offering a balanced combination of wear and chipping resistance. This expanded lineup provides manufacturers with a versatile, reliable solution for maximizing productivity, surface quality, and cost efficiency when machining aluminum and non-ferrous materials. ◊
Kratos and L3Harris Move to Scale Hypersonic Rocket Motor Production
In late 2025, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. took a major step to expand U.S. hypersonic propulsion capacity by issuing a letter of intent to L3Harris Technologies for the production of 60 Zeus hypersonic solid rocket motors — a strategic move that could significantly boost domestic rocket motor manufacturing for defense and research applications.
Under the agreement, Kratos plans to acquire 40 Zeus 1 and 20 Zeus 2 motors, both high-performance 32.5-inch diameter solid rocket motors (SRMs) designed to deliver substantial thrust improvements over legacy suborbital motors while maintaining compatibility with existing infrastructure and payloads. These solid rocket motors are engine
ered specifically for rapid, fullrate production, enabling U.S. government customers to conduct more frequent tests and missions at lower cost.
Kratos developed the Zeus family in response to a growing requirement for affordable and resilient propulsion platforms across a range of hypersonic test missions, ballistic missile defense experiments, scientific research flights, and special operations. By investing its own capital in Ze
us development and inventory ahead of formal customer contracts, Kratos aims to accelerate delivery timelines and align with federal acquisition reform priorities focused on speed, affordability, and readiness.
For L3Harris, the letter of intent — if finalized into a full contract — represents a significant production
MILL S & THRILL S
scale-up, increasing its annual output of Zeus motors by more than 50 percent at its Camden, Arkansas energetics campus, one of the U.S.’s largest solid motor manufacturing sites. The facility already produces more than 115,000 motors annually across various sizes and missions, and this order would further deepen its role in hypersonic and advanced propulsion manufacturing.
The Zeus rocket motors are slated to support test programs such as the MultiService Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed, which facilitates rapid and cost-effective experimentation for U.S. Department of Defense customers. Increased production capacity for these advanced SRMs underscores
the expanding role of hypersonic systems in national security and test infrastructure, and marks a meaningful investment in domestic propulsion manufacturing. ◊
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A Better Approach to Setting Your Strategy
By Lee Benson
Does your business hold annual strategy sessions?
If so, is an annual cadence the right one? Before deciding, it’s important to clarify what strategy really means for your business. Most definitions describe strategy as a plan of action to achieve specific objectives.
Here is my definition of strategy: Approaches to increasing the value of your business. In my experience, stating the purpose of setting a strategy in this way makes it easier for your leadership team to get their heads around it and to participate productively.
Here are a few things that are not strategy:
• Doing your job
• Continually improving
• Setting goals that aren’t realistic
Every team member should do their job and strive for ongoing improvement as a baseline expectation. Setting ambitious goals, such as increasing growth by 20%, is only meaningful if there is a realistic plan to achieve it. Stretch goals are valuable, but they must be grounded in reality.
I always say the CEO’s top job is to keep increasing the business’s value, responsibly and continually. But it’s not a solo act; it’s a team sport. When you gather your leaders for strategy sessions, make sure everyone knows the goal: walk away with just a handful of strategic initiatives that will really move the needle for your business.
So, what exactly is a strategic initiative?
It’s doing something different enough from your day-to-day that it results in a real step change in your business’s value.
I’ve run hundreds of strategy sessions for all kinds of companies, and one thing I see all the time: way too many so-called “strategic” initiatives. I sort them into three buckets:
1. Please ndo your job statements.
2. Goals not based in reality
3. Real strategic initiatives
For example, one large company I worked with had over 100 strategic initiatives listed for 2024. After review, we narrowed the list to four initiatives, each designed to drive substantial increases in cash flow within a year.
When you prepare for your own strategy session, zoom out and look at your business from start to finish, what I call your “value creation flow.” Here’s what that can look like:
1. Awareness: How customers find out about you
2. Marketing: Generating marketing qualified leads (MQLs)
3. Sales: Generating and closing on sales-qualified leads (SQLs)
4. Delivering your products or services
5. Ongoing customer experience
Look at each step. Do you spot any weak links? Your best strategic initiatives usually address the weakest links in your value-creation flow. And as your business grows, your weak link will change. That’s normal!
For each initiative, estimate how it will increase business value if successfully executed. Focus on no more than three significant strategic initiatives at a time. As you complete one, add another after thoughtful review with your leadership team. This approach ensures strategic planning is a continual process, not a onetime per year event.
By framing strategy in this way, your leadership team can focus on a few impactful initiatives to increase business value. Remember: Do less, but do it better.
Next month, I will discuss a business model framework designed to help your leaders generate even greater value. ◊
Take a break and test your industry knowledge. From Raw to Refined— How Well Do You Know the Process? From Raw to Refined— How Well Do You Know the Process? From Raw to Refined— How Well Do You Know the Process?
1. Process of extracting metal from ore using heat
2. Preparing finished goods for shipment
4. Final stage where products are delivered to customers
5. Pouring molten metal into a mold to form a shape
6. A semi-finished metal bar used for further processing
8. Removing material from a workpiece to achieve precise dimensions
9. Thermal process used to alter metal properties
12. Naturally occurring material mined for valuable metals
Across
3. Shaping metal using compressive force
5. Protective or functional layer applied to a surface
7. Quality control step that verifies conformance to specifications
10. Computer-controlled machining technology
14. A metal created by combining two or more elements Down
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11. Process of putting components together to create a final product
13. Acceptable dimensional variation in manufacturing
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Metals: Bar & Plate
Alloys Plate: Wear and Structural
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Band & Cut Off Saws
CNC Turret Punches Cold Saw Machines
Laser & Fiber Laser Machines Magnetic Drills/Cutters
Material Handling Systems
Metal Marking Systems
Plasma/Gas Cutting Tools/Systems Plate Bending & Rolls Press Brakes
Shearing Machines
Welding Equipment
Shipping Solutions
Tube Processing
PRECISION TOOLHOLDING
Tooling
Tooling Systems PRODUCTIVITY
Productivity Tools and Systems
Factory Automation/Logistics
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MANAGEMENT
/ AS9100 Certification
ROBOTICS
Robotic Part Loading Systems
ROBOTIC AUTOMATION/ ROBOTIC INTEGRATION
ROBOTIC PRODUCTS
SPINDLES & SLIDES
SURPLUS ASSET MANAGEMENT
TORQUE WRENCH ADAPTORS
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FEA Analysis Service
FIBER OPTICS TESTING
FINISHING
DRY FILM LUBRICATION
Galvanizing: Hot Dip
Glass Bead Clean
Liquid Painting Passivation Polishing Powder Coating
Sandblasting Shot Peen
Silk Screening FIXTURING GASKETS
GRINDING
Grinding, Blanchard
Grinding, Centerless
Grinding, Double Disc
Grinding: OD
Grinding: Surface
Grinding: Tool & Cutter
GUN DRILLING
HEAT TREATING Cryogenics
Heat Treating/ISO/AS9100
Heat Treating/NADCAP
Large Capacity Drop Bottom
Oven/Aluminum HONING/LAPPING
Industrial Thermocouples JIGS & TOOLING
Machining: 5-Axis
Machining: Aerospace/Space
Machining: Ceramics Advanced
Machining: Proto-R & D
Machining: CNC Milling
Machining: Large
Machining: Manual
Machining: Medical
Machining: Production
Machining: Proto
Machining: Swiss
Machining: Turning
Machining: Ultra Precision
Machining: Turning With Live Tooling
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MEDICAL TOOLING & FIXTURES
METALIZING
MOLDING: RUBBER
Molds: Plastic Injection
MOLDS
PAINTING
PLASTIC EXTRUSION
Custom Plastic Profiles
Custom Plastic Tubing
Custom Thermoplastics
Extrusion Die Development
Custom Plastic Spiraling
Custom Plastic Finishing
PLASTIC MACHINING
PLASTIC MOLDING
Mold Making
PLATING
Anodizing
Bright Tin
CARC
Chem Film
Chromate
Chrome/Nickel/Palladium/Teflon Coating
Coating: Black Oxide
Coating: Dry Film Lube
Coating: Nickel/ Teflon/Chrome
Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.
Copper
Electro-Polishing
Electroless Nickel
Gold
NAD CAP & Boeing Approved Processes
Nickel-Bright & Electroless
Passivation
Phosphate
Powder Coating
Shot Peen
Tin / Zinc Plate
Silver Plating
Tin Plating
Zinc Nickel
PRECISION FORMING
PROTOTYPING
Rapid Prototyping
3-D Printing
RECYCLING MATERIALS
Aluminum, Brass, Plastics, Stainless Steel, Steel, Tin, Stainless Steels, Copper Alloys, Nickel and Nickel base alloys, Hastelloys, Monel, Cupro-Nickel, Nickel-Chromes, Cobalt base alloys, Stellites, Heat-Treat alloys, Complex-Nickels, Corrosion Resistant metals, Titanium, Tungsten, and Superalloys
Bin Service
Excess Material Handling
Full Service
Scrap Management
Wood Products
REPAIR
ROLL FORMING
SANDBLASTING
SEWING
SHEARING
SIGNAGE & DISPLAYS
SILICONE
SINTERING
SLITTING
SPINNING
SPLINES
SPRINGS
SPRINGS: CUSTOM
Extension/Compression/ Coil
STAMPING PRECISION
Stamping:Design
Stamping:Flat Forming
Stamping: Light
Stamping: Production/ Precision
Turbine Instrument Testing
THERMAL SPRAY
THREAD ROLLING
TOOL & DIE DESIGN
TOOLING
TUBE BENDING & CUTTING FAB
TURBINE ENGINE TESTING
USED MACHINERY
WATERJET CUTTING
Waterjet & Blast Abrasives, Garnet
Micro-Machining
WELDING
Laser Welding and Services
Robotic Welding
Welding: Precision
Welding: MIG-TIG
WIRE FORMING
3D-Plastics
Able Electropolishing
Admiral Metalworking Fluids
Advanced Precision Anodizing
Aeroform, Inc
Aero Tech Manufacturing
AGS: American Global Standards
Allied Tool and Die
American Precision Industries
Andreas Engineering
ARNO
BLM Group
Bystronic
Campbell Prototyping
Chiron
CJ Precision Machine Inc
Cleveland Electric Laboritories
Coastal Metals
Coating Technologies
Collins Metal Finishing
Continenttal Machining Co
CRC Surface Technologies
Cutting Tool Control
Cycle Time Solutions
D&D Precision Tool
DN Solutions
Dolphin Casting
EDM Performance
EDM Network, Inc
Ellison Technologies
Index of Advertisers
ETW: Execute To Win
Evans Precision
Expand Machinery
Flex
Foresight Finishing
Frontier Group
Gentech
Grant Bot
Grovtec
Highwest Machine Tool
Hirsh Precision Proto-Production
Industrial Metal Supply Co
KD Capital
Kelsey Walstrom Performance
Coaching
Kloeckner Metals-Temtco
LANG Technik-USA
Leadtek
Lucy’s Machine
Martin Precision Tools
Marzee
Mesa Custom Machining, Corp
MET-TEK Inc
Methods
Metro Metals Northwest, Inc
MetzFab
Midaco Corporation
Milco
MLC-CAD
Mountain View Machining
MRI , Machinery Resources
Nexus Grinding
North-South Machinery
Pacific Swiss
Perfection Global
Phoenix Heat Treat
Precision Aerospace, LLC
Precision Die & Stamping
Renisha, Inc
Ron Grob
SFT: Sterling Fab Tech
SigmaNest
Spectrum Alloys LLC
Spinetti Machinery
Spring Works Utah
StandardAero
Star Metal Fluids
Sulli Tool
Superior Grinding
TCI Precision Metals
ThinBit
Thompson Machine
United Pacific Electronics
US Shop Tools
Valley Financial Services
Western Sintering
Wrico Stamping
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