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The article discusses the procedure involved in the machining of the block of sports car engine. The Ultra Performance Machining Shop in Santa Ana, California placed the block in a hot tank for thorough cleaning and deburred it of any casting imperfections. The finished cylinder block deck surface is freed from snags, pits and lines and the torque plate is installed once the deck surface is machined and the head studs and head gasket are made identical to the parts used in the final assembly.

The article focuses on the success in business of Concord, California-based Innovative Precision Manufacturing (IPM) which is attributed to the management's forward thinking mindset to carry out its business plan. It notes that the mindset guides IPM during the opening of its machine shop amidst the recession in July 2011. It also cites other strategies of company owners such as planning ahead and anticipating problems and opportunities.

The article informs about California's new freelance law, Assembly Bill 5 (AB-5) went into effect January 1, had ginned up considerable concern among musicians, drawing the ire of the Record Industry Association of America, indie organization A2IM, and the Music Artists Coalition. It mentions that the fundamentally industry-altering events such as AB-5 present an opportunity to connect with customers on another plane besides that of gear and lessons.

This article discusses how the family-owned machine shop N.C. Engineering (NCE) of Gardenia, California, addressed unstable boring tooling that created repeatability problems. NCE's solution to the problem is mentioned as swapping its previous tooling for more stable Kaiser series 310 EWN finish-boring heads from Hoffman Estates, Illinois-based Big Kaiser Precision Tooling. The article also mentions that NCE's tooling swap resulted in accuracy and surface finish improvements.

The article provides information on how Haas Automation, a machining tool manufacturer based in Oxnard, California, applies the lessons learned from previous projects to improve both factory operations and products. At the beginning of 2007, Haas reported producing more than 12,500 computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools in 2006. The history of the machine shop is presented.

Focuses on the use of five-axis machining by Tooling & Assembly Solutions of Simi Valley, California. Comments from Mike Giboney, owner of Tooling & Assembly on the five-axis machining; Purchase of five-axis machines from Haas Automation; Basis for using five-axis capability; Software being used for the Haas machines.

The article reports on the decision of machine shops labor union under Navy supervision not to penalize members who work overtime in San Francisco, California. It states that local union promised not to penalize workers who choose to work ten hours a day and 60 hours a week, although overtime ban persisted. It notes that Rear Administration Harold G. Bowen has ordered for the cancellation of 49 draft deferments in the five plants he took over and demanded full cooperation.

Focuses on the adoption of electrical discharge machining (EDM) by a Ryer Industries LLC shop in Temecula, California to advance its metal injection molding (MIM) process. MIM processing techniques that directly benefit EDM; Description of the MIM process; Other equipment implemented at the shop.

Reports on use of the Geopath CAD/CAM software by the J&M Machine production shop in Santa Rosa, California. Functions and features of the software; Specifications; Application of the software in designing suspension components.

The article discusses the history of engine swap and the engine swap shop Place Racing in Azusa, California. Engine transplants are the most ideal way of upgrading the engine of automobiles by replacing smaller ones with bigger and those who have four-speeds with five-speeds. The shop is aware of the needs of automobile enthusiasts for high quality cars to assure its strong performance and it is the very first shop to recognize the need for a bolt-in engine swap solution.

The article reports that Keller Engineering Inc., a production machining shop in Torrance, California, has solved a challenging cutting problem. Albert Keller, founder of the company, has devoted a large amount of effort to ensure that the company uses the right machining and workholding equipment and cutting tools to reduce handling and setup. Keller has sought out cutting tool experts to find a cutting tool that would replace time-consuming manual work to fulfill a 4,000-part order.

The article reports on the plan of Santee's Electra Motorsports of expanding its business in Shenzhen, China which has already established a machine shop last 2006. Electra had cut its operating costs in half through outsourcing which plans to expand by adding 18,000 square feet to their shop. Kevin Heath, owner of Electra, said his outsourcing move he was able to cut cost for employing machinists who manufacture go-karts.

In this article the author discusses the new facility of Digital Technology Laboratory (DTL) in Davis, California. He states that this facility has 70,000 square feet of floor space for testing laboratories, offices, showrooms and training areas and has a sustainable design that reduces its energy consumption. He notes that this facility has the latest technology that enhances testing and research such as the dedicated thermal isolation chamber and the vibration damping floors.

The article reports on the decision of metrology equipment supplier Nanometrics Inc. to close its Milpitas, California machine shop and plating facility. The company decided to close the facility to reverse its vertical integration and lower its breakeven point. As part of the closure, Nanometrics will record a restructuring charge in the third quarter of up to $4 million associated with the write-off of the assets.