BUYER’S | GUIDEMILLING, CNCcontinuedLake Engineering, Inc.Steve Magnuson(952) 473-5485stevem@lakeengineering.comwww.lakeengineering.comLakeland Tool &Engineering, Inc.Marty Sweerin(763) 422-8866suer@lte.bizLaMott Enterprises, Inc.Steve LaMott(763) 781-0001steve@lamottenterprises.comwww.LaMottEnterprises.comLind-Rite <strong>Precision</strong>, Inc.Rod Femrite(320) 859-2070lindrite@midwestinfo.comwww.lindrite.comCall Today: 763-560-6567www.midwestcamsolutions.comLou-Rich, Inc.Randy Eggum(507) 377-5330reggum@lou-rich.comwww.lou-rich.comM & H MachineCorporationFrank Jamkowski(651) 481-9577frank-jamkowski@qwestoffice.netwww.mh-machine.comMack Engineering Corp.Jackie Salisbury(612) 721-2471jackie.s@mackengineering.comwww.mackengineering.comMaster Tool & Die, Inc.Tony Trabant(651) 454-2536tonyt@mastertoolinc.comwww.mastertoolinc.com“GibbsCAM is so easy and so powerful thateven an average machinist can perform likea top engineer. All my guys can now makeprograms for our customer’s machined partsand complex molds!” ~Brian Jilek(Suburban Mold - St. Bonifacius, MN)“We thank Midwest CAM for 15 years of greatservice. We have been able to grow and profitin spite of the challenges we face in an up anddown world economy. Alliance has usedGibbs since 1991, and recently added 5-AxisPro-AXYZ technology. We are up and runningsmoothly. Once again our risks were mademinimal, thanks to Midwest CAM andGibbsCAM.” ~Bryan Provo(Alliance Machine - Maple Grove, MN)Metal Craft Machine& EngineeringTrisha Mowry(763) 441-1855trisha@metal-craft.comwww.metal-craft.comMicroGroup Bethel, LLCKim Johnson(763) 434-5900kjohnson@microgroupmn.comwww.microgroup.comMicron Metalworks Inc.Edward Kittelson(763) 755-4500ekittelson@micronmetalworks.comwww.micronmetalworks.comMid-ContinentEngineering, Inc.Sanders Marvin(612) 781-0260sanders.marvin@mid-continent.comwww.mid-continent.comMidwest ScrewProducts, Inc.Steven Horn(763) 533-4666steveh@midwestscrew.comwww.midwestscrew.com<strong>Minnesota</strong> Wire& Cable Co.Paul Wagner(651) 642-1800pwagner@mnwire.comwww.mnwire.comMold-Tech, Inc.Jon Lee(763) 497-7500jlee@mold-techinc.comwww.mold-techinc.comMRG Tool & Die Corp.Mike Gramse(507) 334-1847mgramse@toolanddie.netwww.toolanddie.netMultiSource Mfg LLCGary Hadley(763) 784-5515ghadley@multisourcemfg.comwww.multisourcemfg.comNelson Numeric, Inc.Reed Nelson(952) 829-7337reed@nelsonnumeric.comwww.nelsonnumeric.comNew Ulm <strong>Precision</strong> Tool, Inc.Howard Blume(507) 233-2900hrblume@newulmtel.netwww.newulmprecisiontool.comNordic Components, Inc.Jarmo Kumpula(320) 234-6015jarmo@nordiccomp.comwww.nordiccomp.comNorthland ScrewProducts, Inc.James Martinson(763) 753-3628james@northlandscrewproducts.comwww.northlandscrewproducts.comNorthstar AerospaceDavid Hogan(218) 720-2920dhogan@northstaraerospace.comwww.northstaraerospace.comNorthwest Swiss-Matic, Inc.Wade Halseth(763) 544-4222whalseth@nwswissmatic.comwww.nwswissmatic.comNTM, Inc.Phil Graber(763) 780-1420philg@ntminc.comwww.ntminc.comOmnitool, Inc.Walter Waffensmith(763) 535-4240walter@omnitool.comwww.omnitool.comPal’s Machining, IncLoren Mifek(507) 451-9202loren@palsmachining.comwww.palsmachining.comPanther <strong>Precision</strong>Machine, Inc.Tom Olson(763) 586-9651tolson@pantherprecision.comwww.pantherprecision.comPark <strong>Precision</strong>Machining Inc.Bob Tummel(763) 754-8273bob@parkprecision.comwww.parkprecision.comPequot Tool &<strong>Manufacturing</strong>, Inc.Michael Goerges(218) 568-8069mgoerges@pequottool.comwww.pequottool.comPerbix MachineCompany, Inc.Greg Noel(763) 546-7122gregnoel@perbix.comwww.perbix.comPerformance Tool & DieCraig Rix(952) 469-2423crix@ptdmn.comwww.ptdmn.comPermac IndustriesDarlene Miller(952) 894-7231dmiller@permacindustries.comwww.permacindustries.comPrecise ProductsCorporationDarrell Freitag(612) 522-2141dfreitag@preciseproducts.comwww.preciseproducts.com<strong>Precision</strong> ToolTechnologies, Inc.Jim Goerges(320) 632-5320jim@precisiontooltech.comwww.precisiontooltech.comProductionEngineering Corp.Mike Albers(612) 788-9123mhalbers@pecorp.netwww.pecorp.netProduction Tool& Mfg, Inc.Mark Boesch(763) 559-5746markb@protoolus.comQDP Technologies, Inc.Troy Holien(763) 712-1626troy.holien@qdptech.comwww.qdptech.com44 | PRECISION MANUFACTURING <strong>January</strong> | <strong>February</strong> 2009
BUYER’S | GUIDEQuality Machineof IA, Inc. MN Div.Tim Greene(763) 560-3955timg@qualitymachine.comwww.qualitymachine.comRegal Machine Inc./Advanced Mach. Tech.George Hendren(651) 408-8940ghendren@regalmachineinc.comwww.regalmachineinc.comRemmele Engineering, Inc.Greg Pickert(651) 635-4100greg.pickert@remmele.comwww.remmele.comRevZero Inc.Craig Lofstuen(952) 380-9966craig.lofstuen@revzeroinc.comwww.RevZeroinc.comRoberts AutomaticProducts, Inc.Ted Roberts(952) 949-1000troberts@robertsautomatic.comwww.robertsautomatic.comRochester <strong>Precision</strong>Machine, Inc.Gregg Childs(507) 289-7381gchilds@rochcnc.comwww.rochcnc.comSCHUNK, Inc.Matt Steele(800) 772-4865matt.steele@us.schunk.comwww.us.schunk.comSLP Machine, Inc.Greg Fletcher(763) 434-3535gregf@slpmachine.comwww.slpmachine.comStellar Technologies, Inc.Joe Stark(763) 493-8556jstark@stellar-technologies.comwww.stellar-technologies.comSTS <strong>Manufacturing</strong>Nina Gribble(651) 636-6382nina@stsmfginc.comwww.stsmfginc.comT.D. Wright, Inc.David McEachern(651) 227-1302sales@tdwinc.comwww.magneticcylinders.comTaber BushnellDavid Wilson(763) 546-0994dawilson@taberbushnell.comwww.taberbushnell.comTalco Inc.Brian Smith(763) 571-7640brians@talcoinc.comwww.rotaryunions.netTaylor Machine, Inc.Rick Taylor(763) 786-5949rtaylor@tmicnc.comwww.tmicnc.comTEAM IndustriesJim Russ(218) 694-3550jimruss@team-ind.comwww.team-ind.comTempco <strong>Manufacturing</strong>Company, Inc.Amy LeBold(651) 452-1441alebold@tempcomfg.comwww.tempcomfg.comTooling Science, Inc.Brian Burley(763) 425-6001brian@tlscience.comwww.tlscience.comToolkraft, Inc.William Zbikowski(763) 571-7480Top Tool CompanyBruce Johnson(763) 786-0030bjohnson@toptool.comwww.toptool.comTwin City EDM, Inc.Steve Lindell(763) 783-7808slindell@twincityedm.comwww.twincityedm.comVon Ruden<strong>Manufacturing</strong>, Inc.Brandon Anderson(763) 682-3122brandon@vonruden.comwww.vonruden.comV-Tek, Inc.Stacy Anderson(507) 387-2039s.anderson@vtekusa.comwww.vtekusa.comWinegar, Inc.Tim Wenzel(507) 835-3495tim.wenzel@winegarinc.comwww.winegarinc.comYeager Machine, Inc.Mike Yeager(952) 467-2800mike@yeagermachine.comwww.yeagermachine.comMOLD MAKINGA. Finkl & Sons Co.Bob Myers(612) 724-8967bobm@finkl.comwww.finkl.comA-1 EngineeringTodd Craft(763) 786-8710todd.craft@a1eng.comwww.a1eng.comAgrimson Tool CompanyGary Agrimson(763) 566-3446mailroom@agrimsontool.comCarley Foundry, Inc.Kevin Stensrud(763) 205-8933kevin.stensrud@carleyfoundry.comwww.carleyfoundry.comDynamic GroupPeter McGillivray(763) 780-4430pmcgill@thedynamicgroup.netwww.thedynamicgroup.netExcelsior Tool Company, Inc.Gary Lostetter(763) 479-3355etc1gl@frontiernet.netIBM IntegratedEngineering SolutionsTom Sycks(507) 253-0869gtsycks@us.ibm.com<strong>Minnesota</strong> Wire& Cable Co.Paul Wagner(651) 642-1800pwagner@mnwire.comwww.mnwire.comMold-Tech, Inc.Jon Lee(763) 497-7500jlee@mold-techinc.comwww.mold-techinc.comMRG Tool & Die Corp.Mike Gramse(507) 334-1847mgramse@toolanddie.netwww.toolanddie.netOmnitool, Inc.Walter Waffensmith(763) 535-4240walter@omnitool.comwww.omnitool.com<strong>Precision</strong> ToolTechnologies, Inc.Jim Goerges(320) 632-5320jim@precisiontooltech.comwww.precisiontooltech.comSCHUNK, Inc.Matt Steele(800) 772-4865matt.steele@us.schunk.comwww.us.schunk.comSouth Metro Wire EDM &Small Hole Drilling Inc.Jeff Runyon(952) 403-1415smwedm@qwest.netTooling Science, Inc.Brian Burley(763) 425-6001brian@tlscience.comwww.tlscience.comTwin City EDM, Inc.Steve Lindell(763) 783-7808slindell@twincityedm.comwww.twincityedm.comPARTS CLEANINGApplied VacuumTechnology, Inc.Dan Korolchuk(952) 442-7005dkorolchuk@appliedvacuum.comwww.appliedvacuum.comArrow Cryogenics, Inc.Curt Salo(763) 780-3367curt@arrowcryogenics.comwww.arrowcryogenics.comAvtec Finishing/Nico ProductsMark Hockley(612) 822-2185markh@nico.comwww.thelindgrengroup.comEngineeredFinishing Corp.John Salin(763) 785-9278jsalin@engfinish.comwww.engfinish.comFlame MetalsProcessing Corp.Dan Gelo(952) 928-7208dang@flamemetals.comwww.FlameMetals.comIndustrial Waste ServicesMike Antolik(952) 474-2628mike@industrialwasteservices.bizwww.industrialwasteservices.bizMidwest MachineTool SupplyDoug Eliason(763) 571-3550doug@midwestmachinetool.comwww.midwestmachinetool.comRevZero Inc.Craig Lofstuen(952) 380-9966craig.lofstuen@revzeroinc.comwww.RevZeroinc.comSpec Plating CorporationSteve Forsythe(763) 717-7016sforsythe@specplating.comwww.specplating.comYeager Machine, Inc.Mike Yeager(952) 467-2800mike@yeagermachine.comwww.yeagermachine.comPLASMASTS <strong>Manufacturing</strong>Nina Gribble(651) 636-6382nina@stsmfginc.comwww.stsmfginc.comPLASMACUTTINGBauer Welding & MetalFabricators, Inc.Doug Bauer(763) 786-6025dbauer@bauerweld.comwww.bauerweld.comMidwest SteelSupply CompanyBrandon Walton(612) 333-6868bw@midweststeelsupply.comwww.midweststeelsupply.comSTS <strong>Manufacturing</strong>Nina Gribble(651) 636-6382nina@stsmfginc.comwww.stsmfginc.comPLASTICINJECTIONMOLDINGA. Finkl & Sons Co.Bob Myers(612) 724-8967bobm@finkl.comwww.finkl.comDiamond Tool &Engineering, Inc.Kent Smith(218) 924-4024ksmith@eot.comwww.diamondtande.comDynamic GroupPeter McGillivray(763) 780-4430pmcgill@thedynamicgroup.netwww.thedynamicgroup.netEngineeredFinishing Corp.John Salin(763) 785-9278jsalin@engfinish.comwww.engfinish.comIBM IntegratedEngineering SolutionsTom Sycks(507) 253-0869gtsycks@us.ibm.comLakeland Tool &Engineering, Inc.Marty Sweerin(763) 422-8866suer@lte.biz<strong>Minnesota</strong> Wire& Cable Co.Paul Wagner(651) 642-1800pwagner@mnwire.comwww.mnwire.com<strong>Precision</strong> ToolTechnologies, Inc.Jim Goerges(320) 632-5320jim@precisiontooltech.comwww.precisiontooltech.comTwin City PlatingCompanyRoger Plath(612) 331-8895roger@twincityplating.comwww.twincityplating.comPLASTIC SHEETROD & TUBEIBM IntegratedEngineering SolutionsTom Sycks(507) 253-0869gtsycks@us.ibm.comPlastics InternationalPaul Carter(952) 934-2303paulc@plasticsintl.comwww.plasticsintl.com<strong>Precision</strong> Punch& PlasticsKevin Ryan(952) 933-0993kevinr@precisionpunch.comwww.precisionpunch.comPLATING,COATINGSArrow Cryogenics, Inc.Curt Salo(763) 780-3367curt@arrowcryogenics.comwww.arrowcryogenics.comAvtec Finishing/Nico ProductsMark Hockley(612) 822-2185markh@nico.comwww.thelindgrengroup.comDouglas AlexandriaFinishingJeff Powers(320) 762-6235jpowers@douglas-machine.comwww.douglas-machine.comHard Chrome, Inc.Dick Walters(612) 788-9451Hibbing Fabricators, Inc.Wayne Larson(218) 262-5575waynel@hibfab.comwww.hibfab.comHuot <strong>Manufacturing</strong>CompanyJohn Huot(651) 646-1869j.huot@huot.comwww.huot.comMerit Enterprises, Inc.Michael Eye(320) 676-3141mike@goldnickel.comwww.goldnickel.comProPlate, Inc.Craig Ingalls(763) 427-0112caingalls@proplate.comwww.proplate.comSpec Plating CorporationSteve Forsythe(763) 717-7016sforsythe@specplating.comwww.specplating.comTwin City PlatingCompanyRoger Plath(612) 331-8895roger@twincityplating.comwww.twincityplating.comPNEUMATICTECHNOLOGYAir Engineering& Supply, Inc.Brad Wiese(612) 332-4181bwiese@airengr.comwww.airengr.comAir Power EquipmentPat Becker(612) 522-7000pbecker@airpowerequip.comwww.airpowerequip.comMidwest MachineTool SupplyDoug Eliason(763) 571-3550doug@midwestmachinetool.comwww.midwestmachinetool.comSCHUNK, Inc.Matt Steele(800) 772-4865matt.steele@us.schunk.comwww.us.schunk.comPOWDER COATINGProfile Companies, Inc.Steve DeJong(763) 428-4990steve@profile-companies.comwww.profile-companies.comPRECISIONMACHINING3-D CNC, Inc.Mike Getzke(320) 587-5923mike.getzke@3dcnc.comwww.3dcnc.comA-1 EngineeringTodd Craft(763) 786-8710todd.craft@a1eng.comwww.a1eng.comAccu-Prompt, Inc.Scott Hoffmann(763) 783-1020shoffmann@accuprompt.comwww.accuprompt.comAnderson & Dahlen, Inc.Thomas Knoll(763) 852-4700tomknoll@andersondahlen.comwww.andersondahlen.comAndrew Tool &Machining CompanyBruce Hanson(763) 559-0402brucehanson@andrewtool.comwww.andrewtool.com<strong>January</strong> | <strong>February</strong> 2009 PRECISION MANUFACTURING | 45
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