Desert EDM Sales is Back!

After a brief tenure with a nationwide EDM Consummables Company, Rich Raucci is pleased to announce that he is re-opening his local company. Desert EDM Sales buys and sells used EDM and waterjet machinery. In addition, they now have a service department, with more than 15 years of experience servicing EDM machines.

Rich says, “I am so pleased that our loyal customers who have done business with me for years, are coming back to Desert EDM”. “ For more information on Desert EDM Sales, call Rich at 480.710.1547.

Micro-Tronics Hires VP for Bus/Dev

Micro-Tronics, Inc. of Tempe, Arizona, an aerospace machine shop producing precision components for aircraft, space, and defense industries, is proud to announce the addition of William G. Gregory to their executive staff as the Vice President of Business Development. Bill comes to Micro-Tronics following nine years with Honeywell’s Defense and Space Business, where he twice received the sales and marketing “Top Performer” award; most recently in 2007 for winning the contract for the avionics role on NASA’s Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV).

Bill previously served as a pilot in the United States Air Force, serving as a fighter pilot, test pilot, and astronaut pilot with NASA’s Space Shuttle Program. Bill was the pilot on Endeavour during shuttle mission STS-67, flying nearly seven million miles in space from March 2-18, 1995. Originally from Lockport, New York, Bill and his family have lived in the Phoenix area for nine years. For more information, contact Peter at (602) 437-8995 or go to their website at www.micro-tronics.com.

Barry Metals Celebrates 20 Years in the Valley!

Barry Metals Company has just finished its 20th year of business. Howie Basuk and his father started the company in January of 1988. Howie’s father additionally had a scrap metal recycling company back in Charles City, Iowa. BMC has grown to 14 employees and continues to service the machine shops and industrial accounts in the Phoenix metro area. Howie says, “The name “Barry” was my brother’s name. Barry passed away at the age of 17 from Leukemia back in 1977. But his name”continues to “ live on” as each day passes”.

Walter & Ewag Team With Adams Machinery

All United Grinding brands represented by one source United Grinding’s Tool Grinding division (Walter & EWAG) is now represented by Adams Machinery throughout Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada. This brings all eight United Grinding companies under one roof, making it easy for the market to learn about the full range of high tech grinding equipment from one source – from Studer cylindrical grinders, to Blohm profile grinders, to Walter tool grinders and more. Under ownership by Richard Short since 1991, Adams Machinery has been built on designing and delivering high-performance solutions for difficult machining applications. They pride themselves on being a true value-added machine tool supplier.

United Grinding is the North American arm of Körber Schleifring, combining the best names in grinding: Blohm, EWAG, Jung, Mägerle, Mikrosa, Schaudt, Studer, and Walter. With 9,000 employees worldwide and over two billion dollars in sales, the Körber Group is a leader in both grinding technology and service and support. Visit Adams Machinery at adamsmachineryaz.com.

Ellison announces new Haas Factory Outlet and Mori Seiki facility in Tempe AZ

At a time when all we’re hearing is ‘bad news’ in our market place, we are delighted to announce that Jim Ellison recently purchased a new 12,600 sq.ft. facility in Tempe, Arizona – less than 1 mile from our current location. The building is brand new, holds a key location in a newly developed science and technology park, and will become our platform to continue to lead and support our customers in the implementation of key manufacturing technologies. Central to the design of the space will be a state of the art technical center and auditorium equipped with the most modern features to enable customer and team education and development for success. This development further underlines our commitment to our own people, our customers and our market leading builders - Haas and Mori Seiki - in making Ellison Machinery the #1 ‘go to’ for manufacturers in Arizona and Southern Nevada. For more information, call 480.968.5877 or go to www.ellisontechnologies.com.

Parker Hannifin Awards 2 Phoenix Suppliers “Preferred Supplier” Awards

Recently, Parker Hannifin awarded two local Phoenix suppliers with Parker Hannifin’s “Preferred Supplier Status” plaques. Phoenix Heat Treating, Inc. and ChemResearch Co. Inc. were both recognized by Parker as successfully meeting the requirements necessary to qualify for this award. This award represents the culmination of the efforts and hard work between Parker Hannifin Corp. and each of these fine companies.

Parker Hannifin Corporation’s “Preferred Supplier Status” is awarded to suppliers who consistently demonstrate their capability of delivering quality products and services, on-time and defect-free. This award is a tribute to these suppliers for their dedication in providing exceptional customer service to Parker.

The benefits of the “Preferred Supplier Status” program to Parker are quite obvious. Improving customer service, reducing non-value-added inspections and not having to reschedule and expedite are major factors. Along with the pride of being recognized amongst “The Best of the Best” as a “Preferred Supplier”, other benefits for Phoenix Heat Treating, Inc. and ChemResearch Co. Inc. include being listed on Parkers’ “Preferred Supplier” list, which is visible to all of Parker Corporation. Being on this list puts these suppliers at the top of other Parker divisions “Short List” for selecting future suppliers. Other benefits to the supplier are quicker processing time of Parker’s internal purchase order system, which equates to quicker payment.

Cruz EDM Sales is Open for Business With Expert EDM Machine Servicing!

Cruz EDM Sales is pleased to announce that it has opened it’s business, with a facility centrally located in Tempe, Arizona. Cruz EDM Sales offers EDM and waterjet consummables and provides servicing on all brands of EDM machines, even older models.
Juan Castilleja, owner and president, brings to the market years of experience in EDM machining. He holds an electronics engineering degree from DeVry Tech, and worked at such companies as Hitachi, Ona and Accutex, and owned his own company in Mexico. Juan is trained on virtually all brands of EDM machines.

For reliable, knowledgeable servicing on your EDM machines, call Juan Castilleja at 480-789-0802 or visit the showroom at 841 W Fairmont, Suite #12, Tempe, Arizona 85282.