San Diego CNC

Still on Strike...

patrick — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The Machinists strike at Boeing continues into its second week. To get a more in depth look at why the Machinist Union went on strike, please read the article at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008169753_boei... .

Our domestic, as well as global markets, are in turmoil. And yet, these Boeing machinists somehow think that a strike strengthens their ability to bulldog Boeing into an unfavorable union contract. Its no wonder why Boeing is outsourcing their work to other countries, who have people more than willing to do the 'jobs Americans don't want to do'. It would not surprise me in the least if Boeing ends up sending nearly all of their work offshore, with the exception of those government contracts that require the work to be performed domestically. If and when that does happen, the unions will have no one to blame but themselves.

Boeing Workers Back Strike

patrick — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

This is what is wrong with unions in the United States. They've outlived their usefulness and have become a financial burden to manufacturers. Take this excerpt from an article I was reading today...

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Boeing's three-year "best and final" offer included bonuses totaling at least $5,000, raises averaging 11 percent, pension increases and a 3 percent cost-of-living adjustment — $34,000 in average pay and benefit gains per employee, according to the company. (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,416361,00.html)
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“Where do you guys all hang out?”

patrick — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

“Where do you guys all hang out?”

That was the question I was asked a few years ago by a young female recruiter for a large temporary agency. She had called on day when I wasn’t too terribly busy at my shop. Normally, I wouldn’t have had a lot of time to spend with non-business related calls but, like I said… I had a little extra time that day.

She started off the conversation by introducing herself and asking if I could help provide her some assistance in finding machinists to fill vacancies she currently had in her agency. The conversation went something like this…

Headhunter: Can you tell me, where do you guys all hang out?

Me: What do you mean?

Headhunter: I’m having a little trouble finding machinists in the area.

LSI, Leonard Scholl Industries, Inc.

patrick — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:45:25 -0700

LSI, Leonard Scholl Industries, Inc. was started by Leonard Scholl, Sr. in 1970 in his out building to make precision parts for the emerging computer industry. This effort was quickly followed with him receiving several computer related copyrights. His ingenuity was sought after by the companies who encounterd his work. He set a quality standard far beyond industry standards and that principle still guides the company today.

Early in 1982, his son, Leonard M. Scholl, Jr.(Marc) came on board and like his father, soon established himself as an industry leader in setting new quality standards. Marc, is the CEO today, and is striving to keep quality first and get you your parts on time.

D & D Tool and Supply

patrick — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:30:21 -0700

Its always hard to find great customer service nowadays. When I was running my own machine shop, I was always having to beat deadlines for customers who wanted their machined parts yesterday. I know, its unreasonable but that just the way it typically goes. There's an old saying in the machining world... "the most expensive tool is the one you need but don't have." That's very true when you have a job running and a special tool breaks or you're going through tooling left and right for a variety of reasons.

Europe is looking to the U.S. for their manufacturing needs.

patrick — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:06:57 -0700

Manufacturing trends change over time. Our economy is constantly changing. Sometimes we’re experiencing growth, sometimes its contractions. Our ability to deal with the changing trends allows us to remain competitive as well as survive the ebbs and flows.

Introducing VoluMill

patrick — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:20:01 -0700

I belong to many forums to include political, engineering, inventors and manufacturing. In talking to people in these many varied internet settings, I'm able to acquire pertinent information related to running this referral website. Here is a link to something that may be helpful to machine shops who are looking to reduce cycle times and to increase productivity. Below is a brief run down about VoluMill, in the company's own words, as taken from their website. ( http://celeritive.com/ )

The VoluMill Advantage:

What exactly is VoluMill?

How can I best use this website when looking for a shop?

patrick — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:16:50 -0700

To use this site with ease, either search through the selected shop categories in the left toolbar or by shop, under the 'All Shops' tag at the top of the page. The 'Categories' toolbar only lists those shops who perform the services listed within said category. The 'All Shops' tag shows all the shops on the San Diego CNC website.

Proto-Solutions & Machining

patrick — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

We offer services that take you from drawings to prototype. With many years of experience in prototype machining, we can consult and help troubleshoot during the design phase of your project.

Our machine shop is ready to build your concept from drawings. We are also able to provide for your manufacturing needs with custom drill jigs and fixtures, as well as inspection alignment tools. Arrangements can also be made for short run production and mechanical assembly.

For your convienience, we can take your project from start to finish by outsourcing to reliable and cost-effective vendors for your sheet metal parts.

Expedited Service Available (with prior arrangement)
To meet your deadlines, we can accomodate your needs with extended hours, including weekends.

About the Owner:

AAA Electrical Discharge Machining

patrick — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

AAA Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) is a high quality electrical discharge machining company located in Poway, California, in San Diego County.

Founded in 1997, AAA EDM's focus is designing and manufacturing precision parts for medical device companies. Our highly skilled staff of machinists, toolmakers and EDM specialists is able to hold tight tolerances of +/- .0001"(.025 mm) on most materials, which means our customers are able to maintain a competitive edge within their respective industries by offering a high degree of precision and quality of their EDM components.

We provide precision EDM services to a variety of industries including:
● Automotive ● Computer ● Electronics
● Medical ● Aerospace ● Dental

San Diego Mold Corporation

patrick — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

At San Diego Mold, we produce high performance plastic injection molds like this Computer Tape Drive Housing.

We offer prototype to production services. All our molds are built with precision as well as performance expectations. We do prototypes as well.

At San Diego Mold, we believe in early vendor involvement. This gives us the opportunity to pay special attention to the part design, thus allowing for the best possible mold design. We take great pride in designing and producing high quality, close tolerance, performance, production molds.

What sets us apart from others is our focus of building quality relationships with our customers while producing the industry's best molds.

Deft Precision

patrick — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Deft Precision Machining is committed to providing high quality machined parts, built to your specifications, delivered when and where you need them, at a fair price. We desire to develop a long term relationship with your company. No matter what size the job, we will give your order the attention and priority you deserve.

Since our inception, we've striven to put the needs of our customers first. We are a service oriented company. We move to meet each customer's request as soon as an order is placed. Our machine shop was created to fill a need that we saw in the industry - the need for quality machined parts, provided quickly and at a fair price.

The service I'm looking for is not listed under 'Categories'. Why?

patrick — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:30:14 -0700

There are many different listings under the 'Categories' section. The category becomes visible when a machine shop client meets the requirements within that listing. Until then, the service listing remains hidden.

I want to have a prototype or single part machined. How do I select a shop that will do that for me?

patrick — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:23:03 -0700

Many shops don't like doing prototype or single part jobs. Its not because those jobs aren't important. It has more to do with the amount of time spent in getting those jobs completed with very little or no financial gain for the shop involved. Of course there are exceptions to every rule.

Congratulations 5th Axis CNC!

patrick — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

5th Axis CNC Receives 2008 Best of San Diego Award

WASHINGTON D.C., June 17, 2008 -- 5th Axis CNC has been selected for the 2008 Best of San Diego Award in the Machine Shops category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).

The USLBA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USLBA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

What are some of the advantages in using San Diego CNC's referral service?

patrick — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:45:57 -0700

There are several advantages. Here are but a few to consider;

1. San Diego CNC's referral website ranks very high in the search browser results (top 3 typically) when using common search terms such as 'San Diego, machine shop, CNC'. Having your company linked with ours, you'll automatically have the same high ranking, but within our website.
2. San Diego CNC's referral service brings together many different machining disciplines into one web site. That means larger companies looking for new sources for their machining needs will be able to find your company much easier.

index.html

patrick — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:21:38 -0700

About Us

patrick — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:33:28 -0700

San Diego CNC is a valuable resource for both the consumer looking for reputable machine shops as well as for the machine shop itself to gain the necessary exposure of their unique capabilities. San Diego CNC was founded several years ago by expert machinist Patrick Yepes.

West Industries, LLC.

patrick — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

West Industries was established in 1990 to provide manufacturing and assembly services. We specialize in production work and government contracts.

Every piece that we manufacture and/or assemble passes through stringent quality control tests. It makes us distinct from other machine shops operating in this sphere.

Our innovative team consists of highly skilled and trained professionals. Every member of this team is an expert in his/her area of work that ensures unmatched services. We are fully-equipped to undertake large-scale production as per the customer specifications.

Providing the highest quality manufacturing and product development services is West Industries primary goal.

Each project will be completed on time and will meet or exceed customer and industry standards.

Customer satisfaction is our priority. West Industries is a customer-driven organization and provides manufacturing and assembly services for a competitive cost.

Can you help me find a machine shop to meet my specific needs?

patrick — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:17:59 -0700

Yes. If you can't find the right machine shop using the navigation features on the left side of the screen, just send me and message using our contact form and I will get back to you as soon as possible with a recommendation.

San Diego CNC

patrick — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:31:31 -0700

Patrick Yepes has specialized in extremely high tolerance CNC work including lathe and mill. Patrick Yepes is the founder of San Diego CNC and has been in this industry for over 15 years. His work has been praised for its precision in both the aerospace and medical instrument industries.

Quality Policy

patrick — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:23:12 -0700

San Diego CNC is committed to providing the highest quality machining services at competitive prices with exceptional attention given to customer service.

San Diego CNC's strength and future growth depend directly on his promise to our valued customers.

Mission

patrick — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:22:19 -0700

San Diego CNC strives to produce the highest quality products possible at the lowest cost to our valued customers.

With over eleven years of experience in machining many types of high-temperature alloys in the fields of aerospace, medical devices, and deep sea oil drilling, we can provide the best machining solutions for your manufacturing needs.

San Diego CNC specializes in close tolerance machining, from prototype to production runs.

Welcome

patrick — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:02:11 -0700

San Diego CNC provides consumers with valuable insights into the leading machine shops in the industry. With over 15 years of experience machining many types of high-temperature alloys in the fields of aerospace, medical devices, and deep sea oil drilling, we can provide the best insights into the shops available to meet your unique needs.

Mr. Frank Pace, Exec. V. P. of General Atomics-ASI given Lifetime Achievement Award

patrick — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Company EVP Receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Aerospace Engineering