Northwest Automated Machining

CRITICAL ISSUE ROUDTABLE: SKILLED LABOR.(Special Report)
Fabricating & Metalworking; 8/1/2007; 2270 words; ...an industry roundtable May 17 at the Northwest Machine Tool Expo (www.machinetoolexpos...Turner is special services manager for Automated Concepts Inc. (www.automatedconcepts...They understand feeds and speeds and the machining process--but they need to be in front...

The Northwest Machine Tool Expo, May 16-17, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Ore.(SHOW PREVIEW)(Calendar)
Fabricating & Metalworking; 4/1/2007; 1006 words; The Northwest Machine Tool Expo...15th year, the Northwest Machine Tool Expo...located with the Northwest Facilities Expo...versus Vertical Machining Centers--How...Brian Turner, Automated Concepts Inc. 1...

Molding new moldmakers: one school--with industry's help--is a model for our future moldmakers' education.(EDUCATION/TRAINING)(Charles H. McCann Technical School)
MoldMaking Technology; 11/1/2006; 2386 words; ...Taconic Range in the northwest corner of Massachusetts...two CNC vertical machining centers and two CNC...class begins with basic machining knowledge, including...concentrate either on CNC machining or on automated manufacturing with...

Outsourcing to rural America
St. Joseph News-Press; 10/9/2005; 1139 words; ...India. But the quiet community in rural Northwest Missouri, with a population of around...Envision Tech, which specializes in CNC machining used for custom-made products, has...the-art telecommunications and fully automated calling centers that are required in...

Manufacturing's matchmaker; The heated discourse continues, but one thing remains clear about outsourcing: it will always be a manufacturing option when it offers competitive advantage. Though domestic manufacturing will never completely vanish, outsourcing is strategically realigning how manufacturers provide their services--big time.(METAL FORMING)(CMF Industries Inc.)
Fabricating & Metalworking; 8/1/2005; 1947 words; ...years ago to fill a niche in the Pacific Northwest for sourcing difficult-to-find specialty...produced in that area. For example, no automated iron-molding operations exist in the...plastic parts, extrusions, fabrications, machining services, plating, painting, powder...