Our recent addition to the quality department is an Oasis.  http://www.georgeproducts.com/
This vision center gives us a quick visual representation of certain dimensions reliably.  We are integrating this machine as another tool in our inspection department to add computerized reporting capabilities that some customers may require.   

Thanksgiving 2016 we purchased this new machine and have already put lots of hours on it!  The small envelope reduces cycle time.  One of our parts we improved cycle time by 31%! 

This has been an interesting week with the general manager packing to leave for EMO- Hanover, Germany (an international machine trade show), and record rainfall.  We are thinking of everyone in Colorado as we all try to dry out.  

 http://www.weather.com/news/weather-severe/flash-flood-swamps-boulder-northern-colorado-20130912

We all would like to grow our business with reliable customers.  Recently we have received an RFQ from
overseas and we have to weigh the pros and cons of earning more business but
filling out paperwork for export.  Expanding our reach, but relying on email and off- hour conversations,
  not to mention the language barrier. We are looking into how this process will help our customers and grow our
  business.  So far I have found  this blog: 

  http://www.chinalawblog.com/2012/05/selling-your-product-into-china-what-you-need-to-know.html

Check out this website, watch the videos and contemplate how things have changed in the manufacturing world.  Where do you think the screw machine business will be in the future?

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/143552-3d-printing-with-metal-the-final-frontier-of-additive-manufacturing