Things are moving along very nicely with our expansion.  

The weather has been so nice, the builder is running a couple weeks ahead of schedule.  The above shot was taken a few weeks ago.

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This shot was taken yesterday.    The additional floor space will almost double the amount of manufacturing space that we currently have. 

Initially much of the new floor space will be available for new business.   We are currently in talks with several new customers and expect to quickly start filling this space with brand-new CNC machining cells designed specifically for their work.

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If you would like to put the productivity and dependable quality performance of CNC Industries to work on your parts, please give us a call.   We are accepting new business!  

Once this space is filled, we have our eyes on a larger lot right across the street!

(You can click any image for a larger view)

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Shown below is a complex, application-critical Aerospace part that has been recently produced by CNC Industries for the Department of Defense (DOD).

This is an image of the CAD-generated Solid Model that was created by CNC Industries in order to manufacture the part.  

This part is approximately 36” long and was machined out of solid billet aluminum.

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These are various views of the finished part as supplied to the DLA (Defense Logistics Agency). 

As you can imagine a part like this takes a tremendous amount of planning, fixturing, modeling, machining, finishing, and inspection to meet all of the stringent requirements.

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Below is another example of a complex part which we manufactured for the D.O.D.  

This part is approximately 24” long and was machined from solid billet aluminum.  

A 3-D solid model of the part was created in-house on our CAD system from the original 2-D drawings.   We then designed and manufactured numerous fixtures for machining and measuring the parts.  

This is another example of a mission-critical part which was precision CNC machined and assembled to very stringent specifications for the DLA (Defense Logistics Agency).   As can be seen in the images, the part was painted per NADCAP certified standards.

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Due to strong demand for our services,  we are pleased to announce plans to expand our facility.

We will be investing up to 3.5 million dollars over the next three years and expect to add 10-20 jobs per year for the next several years.  The investment will include a 22,000 sq ft expansion of our existing 35,000 sq ft facility as well as numerous new CNC machines.

CNC Industries has chosen Briner Building, Inc. as the general contractor for the expansion.  Construction will begin as soon as the permits are obtained, with a scheduled completion by August 1, 2012.

This expansion will allow CNC Industries to take on additional business as well as shorten our lead time for new jobs.

Since putting up a yard sign which says – Occupy A Job, We’re Hiring! – we have received a significant community response to it.   We’re very pleased to say that most people accepted the sign in the spirit that we intended it – that we’re growing and we have several positions available for qualified people. 

Although admittedly the sign is a play on the “Occupy” movement which is spreading around the country, we didn’t intend for this sign to be interpreted as an anti-Occupy Wall Street message.    In fact, we agree with some of the issues that the OWS groups have.  We just happen to believe that rather than Occupy public land in protest, the best thing we can do as a small business is to work at growing our business and create new jobs.  

Kevin Leininger of the Fort Wayne News Sentinel newspaper was the first to pick up on the sign.   He interviewed Steve Deam Sr. and Steve Deam Jr. and wrote [this article].

As you can tell by some of the comments on the article, some people take exception to the message on the sign.  I’m not sure how a message that we have jobs available is a bad thing, but apparently to some people it is…

The following day WANE TV contacted us for an on-camera interview and aired [this piece] on the sign.

Exactly one week later Indiana News Center requested an interview and aired [this piece] as a follow-up to the story.

As a result of the unexpected media exposure, we were flooded with résumés and applications.

Reaction to the sign was overwhelmingly positive.  We received numerous emails from people, as well as had people stop in, who wanted to let us know they loved the sign.   We even received emails from people in Arizona and Utah who said they saw the story on their local news.

We also received positive reaction from many of our own employees, and in fact, it was a couple of our employees that suggested we add tents to draw more attention to the sign.   Our office staff told me that out of the well over 100 applicants, not one person had anything negative to say about the sign.   We even had at least one person from the “Occupy Fort Wayne” movement stop in to apply!

CNC Industries would like to thank all of those people who have applied for a position.   Due to the strong response, we expect to be able to quickly fill the 5-7 positions currently available and will draw upon these applicants for future positions as they become available.    We are in the process of reviewing each and every application, and will be contacting people very soon for an interview.

We wish we had jobs available for every applicant who truly wants a job, but unfortunately we don’t.   We’re working on it though.   Going forward we anticipate creating anywhere from 10 to 30 new jobs each year.

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Despite the sluggish economy and continued high unemployment, CNC Industries is pleased to announce that we are hiring.

Due to heavy demand for our services we are seeking people with solid Machining, CAD/CAM, or Inspection experience.

Should you choose to join our team you will work in a modern, technically advanced shop and will be producing critical parts for the Aerospace, Defense, Medical, Industrial, Transportation and High-end Custom Product markets.

Occupy A Job with us and enjoy a friendly work environment, competitive wages, and excellent benefits.

Required qualifications for our current open positions can be reviewed at:  www.joincnc.com

Resumes can be emailed to:  jobs@cncind.com

Or mailed to:

CNC Industries, Inc.

3810 Fourier Drive

Fort Wayne, IN 46818

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CNC Industries is pleased to announce that it has passed it’s audit to AS9100 Rev. C.   This means that CNC Industries is fully compliant with the most recent revision to the AS9100 Quality Management Standard (QMS).

As quoted from International Standards Authority…   

“Independent Certification to AS9100 validates your company’s commitment to Quality and provides the organization with:

  •  Performance based analysis aimed towards defect prevention methods and continual improvement.

  •  Fulfilling certification requirements as approved suppliers for OEMs.

  •  Improve customer satisfaction and reduction in audits and oversight by the OEMs.

  •  Enhanced performance and cost savings from operational consistency and reduction in rework and scrap.

  •  Distinct advantage over competition.

  •  Prestigious international recognition.”

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Because of the extensive work that CNC Industries has done in the area of using technology to support lean manufacturing, Steve Deam Jr. has been invited to speak at the JobshopLean 2011 Conference hosted by Ohio State.

The purpose of this conference is to explore the many ways that implementing Lean Manufacturing in a Jobshop is different than implementing it in Toyota.  The primary difference, as quoted from the “Jobshoplean” web site, is:  “A typical Jobshop is a HIGH-mix and VARIABLE-volume manufacturer of a large variety of components. Whereas, Toyota is a LOW-mix HIGH-volume manufacturer of a few assembled products. Consequently, while it is easy to recognize “Value Streams” at Toyota and many of their Tier 1 suppliers, this is a challenge in the case of a Jobshop where 100′s, if not 1000′s, of different routings need to be grouped into process families.”

Steve will be speaking on September 7, 2011 from 8:00am to 9:00am.   He will discuss numerous ways that using technology can cut overhead expenses as well as facilitate Lean production in the shop.

Topics will include:

• Utilizing standard software and computers to a greater extent than the typical machine shop

• Document Management

• Corrective Actions Management

• Data Collection, Data Processing into Information for Decision Support and Information Transfer across the Shop

• Data Visualization

Click [here] to see Steve’s presentation outline in PDF format.  (Depending on your connection speed it may take a few minutes to load.)

Click [here] to see the bio’s of the various speakers.

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Steve Deam Jr. is V.P. of Finance as well as V.P. of I.S. at CNC Industries.

CNC Industries is a Fort Wayne, Indiana based Job-Shop specializing in precision CNC machining, fabrication and assembly of application-critical and custom machined parts for the Aerospace, Defense, Medical, Industrial and Transportation markets. The company presently employs approximately 50 people and is adding people on a continuous basis.

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By Steve Deam, Sr.

In this age of class warfare and widespread desire to blame the greedy “rich” for a failure of capitalism, I think it’s very important that we do not count the small business owner as part of the perceived problem.  The average small business owner that I know has worked tirelessly to build up their business.   Additionally, in most cases they have risked everything to take a chance on building a successful business.   According to a study by the U.S. Small Business Association, only 2/3 of all small business startups survive the first two years and less than half make it to four years.   The risks are very real.

Although the current administration seems determined to treat individuals making $200K or more as “rich”, I thought it would be useful to demonstrate a few typical annual incomes with a bar chart.    And yes, the following chart is drawn accurately to scale.

The left most bar, which you can just barely see represents a typical employee earning from $35,000 to $70,000 annually.   The next bar, which is still barely visible represents the annual income of the typical small business owner.    Now, compare those incomes to those of big company CEO’s, movie stars, sports stars, etc.   It is easy to see that most small business owners make only marginally more than their average employees.

People like Warren Buffet, Bill Gates and the late Steve Jobs are so far off the chart it’s not even funny!

Given the fact that small businesses account for 70% of new job creation, wouldn’t it make sense for the government to help small business owners expand and create jobs?

While politicians love to give lip service to helping the real job creators – small business, unfortunately just the opposite is happening.    Small businesses are experiencing cost increases from every direction including; taxes, health care, energy, regulations, and many other areas.   Meanwhile, Wall Street big businesses export jobs all around the world while enjoying all sorts of tax breaks as a result of spending millions of dollars on lobbying!  Is it any wonder unemployment is continuing to hover over 9%?

If we want to play the blame game, let’s make sure we are blaming the real source of our problems -  Big Government and Wall Street!   Not only are they the source of our problems, they hold all of the power to do anything about it.   Unfortunately, it is in their best interest to continue with the status quo!

If we ever want to turn things around in America it is essential that we elect people who have real-life business experience and have demonstrated that they want to change the way things work in Washington.   What we suffer from more than anything as a nation is corruption from the top down!   And I’m speaking of both parties…

Ultimately it is my sincere belief that a good job will always take care of people better than the government can.   I suggest we support the real job creators – small business!   We’re not looking for bailouts, we simply want Government to get out of our way and let us do what we do best – grow our business and create jobs!

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Due to high demand for our services, CNC Industries has several positions available.    In fact, our current plan is to continually seek qualified people to fill our anticipated needs on an on-going basis.

If you are a self-motivated person with the applicable skill set, we encourage you to apply for a position with our fast growing company.   At CNC Industries you will work in a clean, modern facility while earning competitive salaries and excellent benefits.

We currently have the following positions available.

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Machinist

Job Description:

3-5 years of machining experience.

Completes basic to medium complexity set-ups, makes offsets, changes tools, troubleshoots basic problems on CNC and manual equipment. Possesses basic knowledge of cutting tool theory.

Reads and interprets blueprints with little or no guidance. Understands basic geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.

Uses all types of measuring equipment available in shop (calipers, height gage, micrometers, optical comparator, bore gages, etc.).

Completes basic set-ups in 1 hour or less with little or no guidance.

Has ability to read and interpret basic G&M code programming.

First Shift Hours are Monday-Thursday, 6:00am – 4:30pm, 10 hours per day with possibility of overtime on Fridays.

Second Shift Hours are Monday-Thursday, 4:30pm-3:00am, 10 hours per day with possibility of overtime on Fridays.

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Receptionist

Responsibilities include: answering multi-line phones, greeting customers and guests, distribute mail, provide clerical office support including data entry, filing, scanning
documents, etc.

Position will be part time, approximately 25-30 hours per week (hours
negotiable)  Monday – Friday

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CAD Designer

At this point, this is only a temporary position although the possibility exists that it would turn into a permanent position.

Trade school certificate, apprenticeship, undergraduate education, or equivalent required in field related to CAD design

Has thorough understanding of GD&T

3-5 years of Solid Works experience

Understand and interpret complex mechanical blueprints

CAM experience a plus

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Maintenance

Part time, 20-30 hours per week

Duties will include janitorial work in a manufacturing environment.

Must be comfortable working around mechanical equipment. Janitorial work will include cleaning and maintenance of break areas, restrooms, and light cleaning of production equipment.

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Fort Wayne, Indiana  April 28, 2011:

Each year the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Northern Indiana selects companies that conduct their business practices in an ethical manner.  This award represents a commitment to ethics , integrity and trust in the marketplace.  CNC Industries is pleased to announce that they are the 2011 winner of the BBB Torch award for Business Place Ethics for the category of Small Businesses.

CNC Industries has maintained an A+ rating with the BBB since their founding in 1996, and has always emphasized ethics and integrity in all business dealings.  CNC Industries was nominated by Dennis Sutton of Burt, Blee Dixon, Sutton and Bloom for the award.  The BBB used a panel of local business leaders who selected CNC Industries as the best representation of business ethics in Northern Indiana.

In an impromptu interview during the award banquet, Gerry Pettit of Stuart Integrated Systems had nothing praise for CNC Industries, “We really appreciate the value CNC Industries contributes to Stuart Manufacturing, Inc. and the integrity they bring to the relationship.”

CNC Industries has long practiced a three pronged evaluation for ethics.  All business decisions must be fair to the customer, fair to its employees and finally fair to CNC Industries.  Using this metric they are able to quickly judge any situation and always decide on the best way to proceed.

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CNC Industries is a Fort Wayne, Indiana based Job-Shop specializing in precision CNC machining, fabrication and assembly of application-critical and custom machined parts for the Aerospace, Defense, Medical, Industrial and Transportation markets. The company presently employs approximately 45 people.

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