Aerospace manufacturing
Facility Expansion Update – Summer 2020
It’s time for a summer expansion update and possibly our last update on construction activities! In case you’ve missed our previous Spring update, we hit some major milestones as Phase 2 began: • Phase 2 foundation pour • Exterior and interior metal framing • Roof, staircase, and mezzanine installation • Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing rough-in […]
More >>Best Practices & Policies During COVID-19
Due to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Tool Gauge is taking every precaution to keep our employees, their families, customers, and suppliers safe during this epidemic. Based on the stay-at-home order from Governor Inslee on March 23, 2020, and the temporary shutdown of Boeing Puget Sound, Tool Gauge temporarily shut down from March 26 through […]
More >>Facility Expansion Update – Spring 2020
Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring, which means it’s time for a Tool Gauge expansion update and hopefully an end to the constant days of rain. In case you’ve missed our previous expansion updates, we’ve hit some major milestones over the past few months including: • Taking occupancy in Phase 1 • Receiving […]
More >>AIX 2020 – See You Soon In Hamburg!
Tool Gauge is pleased to announce our participation in the 2020 Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg, Germany from March 31 – April 2, 2020. We will be exhibiting alongside 10 other aerospace companies under the Washington State Department of Commerce Choose Washington initiative inside the Hanse Pavilion, booth 6E80 / J. […]
More >>Facility Expansion Update – Winter 2019
We are officially in Phase 2 of our manufacturing facility expansion project – and we couldn’t be more excited! Since our previous summer update, we’ve made great strides towards the completion of construction. September proved to be one of the busier months with the remaining plastics departments moving from the old PMP building to the […]
More >>Meet Tool Gauge Apprentice, Gavin Robinson
Gavin, when did you decide to first explore the option of becoming an apprentice through the Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee (AJAC)? I first decided to enroll in the apprenticeship program when I heard about AJAC in my cad/cam class at emerald ridge high school. I went to the first meeting that AJAC had and met […]
More >>Tool Gauge Evaluates MiR for New Plastics Facility
In the continued pursuit of implementing new technology and increasing automation throughout our plastics and metals division, Tool Gauge management and engineering are in the first phase of evaluating new cobots from Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR). Robotic specialists from Olympus Controls were onsite in late November to demonstrate the capabilities of their […]
More >>Tool Gauge Expands Leadership Team
We would like to welcome Kelso Pickett to the Tool Gauge leadership team. Kelso has been with Tool Gauge since 2017 as a Quality Assurance (QA) Inspector and recently moved into the role of QA Manager. Kelso graduated from Tacoma Community College (TCC) with an Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS) degree, focusing on math, […]
More >>See You at CIIE 2019 in Shanghai, China!
Tool Gauge is excited to announce that we will be exhibiting for the first time at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China from November 6 – 9, 2019. We will be representing Washington State among other companies under Washington Department of Commerce and Choose Washington at booth 3C9-023 in the High-End Equipment/3 Hall. […]
More >>Facility Expansion Update – Summer 2019 Part 2
If you’ve been following along our social media pages and watching our Workzone Cam, you might have noticed some significant progress to the Tool Gauge facility expansion project. We’re excited to say, we have officially occupied Phase 1 of construction! During July, Washington Patriot Construction wrapped up a few projects to get ready […]
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