West Manufacturing News • March 2026

M ANUFACTURING N EWS WEST Vol. 15 No. 3 March 2026 Serving Since 2012 Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington & Wyoming Feature Editorial Quality Control & Measurement Dual-Method Gauging System Users can select the optimum inspection method to address a variety of needs. See Page 6 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Mitutoyo Announces Two-Day Open House Design-2-Part Shows Showcasing Precision, Education, Partnership 2026 Schedule sion inspection systems, digital hand tools, calibra-tion services, training, ap-plications support, and long-term service that sup-port quality long after a system is installed. The open house is for quality professionals, en-gineers, decision makers, and manufacturing lead-ers from large enterprises to small job shops, allow-ing them to see firsthand what Mitutoyo has been engineering, developing, and supporting across the inspection landscape. Attendees will experience live dem-onstrations of Mitutoyo precision meas-urement solutions, including vision sys-tems, coordinate measuring machines, optical equipment, form measurement, and precision digital measuring tools, Continued on Page 46 Design-2-Part Trade Shows has an-nounced its upcoming schedule for the 2026 show season. The trade shows connect OEM engineers and buyers with American manufacturing experts. Each event offers attendees the oppor-tunity to discover new technologies and processes, compare suppliers in person, and view thousands of sample parts. Spring 2026 show dates: • Atlanta, GA: March 10-ll • Irving, TX: April 1-2 • Secaucus, NJ: April 22-23 Continued on Page 46 Material Handling Optimize Workflows April 1 and 2 will bring inspection, education, and service into focus dur-ing Mitutoyo Madness, a two-day open house hosted by Mitutoyo America Corporation at its corporate headquar-ters and showroom in Aurora, IL. The event offers a hands-on look at preci-2025 Orders Beat 2024 in 11 Months New orders of metalworking ma-chinery, measured by the U.S. Manu-facturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology, totaled $437.9 million in November 2025. This represented a 19.6% decrease from Oc-tober 2025 and nearly equaled the or-ders in November 2024, with a dif-ference of just over $2 million. Machin-ery orders tracked by USMTO through November 2025 totaled $4.92 billion, a 17.8% increase over the first 11 months of 2024. Continued on Page 46 Steel distributor maximizes storage capacity. See Page 14 Applying Technology New Look at Automation A new technology partnership automates small-to mid-sized shops. See Page 24 Renishaw, Metalpine Develop Durable AM Parts for Harsh Marine Environments New Mazak Phoenix Technical Center Opens for Business, Expands Regional Service and Support Renishaw has collaborated with Met-alpine, an Austrian producer of high-quality metal powders, to develop ad-ditive manufacturing (AM) solutions for marine applications. The partnership is focused on creating copper-nickel alloy (CuNi) powders for AM, to enable a Continued on Page 44 Mazak Corporation has announced that its new Phoenix Technical Center is officially open and providing service and support for manufacturers through-out the Western United States. To show-case the new facility, Mazak will also host a grand opening event later this year. “We continue to establish new fa-cilities to further ensure customers re-ceive the local service and support they need,” said Dan Janka, President of Mazak Corporation. “For the Phoenix Continued on Page 46 Additive Manufacturing Resourceful Production of Large, Complex Components Reuse powder without compromising quality. See Page 38 People in the News Page 30 Subscription Changes: To make name, address subscription changes contact: • Phone: 800-375-8488 • Fax: 817-488-7813 • E-mail: info@mfgnewsweb.com • www.mfgnewsweb.com Advertiser Index Page 37 Gross Publications, Inc. WEST MANUFACTURING NEWS P.O. Box 847 Grapevine, Texas 76099-0847 U.S.A. CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE DALLAS, TX PERMIT 4245 PAID