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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 >>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 >>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 >>Facility Expansion Update – Summer 2019
Summer is just around the corner and our aerospace manufacturing facility expansion project has made some major headway since our Spring update. In early March, Washington Patriot Construction lifted and placed 55 tilt walls within three days to set the outer perimeter for the main manufacturing facility in Phase 1. Structural steel was delivered soon […]
More >>Facility Expansion Update – Spring 2019
Snow has melted, spring flowers are blooming and the Tool Gauge expansion project is back on track with some impressive movement since our Fall Update. Dickson Company broke ground with demolition in September 2018, demolishing 8 buildings including the original Tool Gauge PMP facility. After clean up was completed, Washington Patriot Construction came in […]
More >>See You Soon at AIX 2019 in Hamburg, Germany!
Tool Gauge is excited to announce that we will be exhibiting again at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany from April 2 – 4, 2019. We will be representing Washington State alongside 10 other aerospace companies under Choose Washington at booth 6E80 / J inside the Hanse-Pavilion. AIX is an annual event showcasing […]
More >>Interview with Steven Ouzts, Manufacturing Engineer
In honor of Engineers Week, we’re taking some time to get to know our engineers including Steven Ouzts, Manufacturing Engineer. Originally from Utah, Steven and his family moved to Sammamish, Wash., at a very young age. He attended Western Washington University, majoring in Manufacturing Engineering. “I pretty much got hired as soon as I graduated […]
More >>Facility expansion update – Fall 2018
Our Tacoma aerospace manufacturing facility expansion is going according to plan! Our building demolition phase was completed by the end of September 2018 and we are on track to break ground on new construction in October 2018. Our new facility’s first floor will feature a customer lobby featuring historical Tool Gauge story boards, pictures, and […]
More >>Interview with Korey Wasser, Intern at Tool Gauge
Where are you from, Korey, and which university do you go to? I am originally from Gig Harbor, Wash. I am in my third year at Pacific Lutheran University in Seattle in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in economics with a minor in business. I will graduate in June 2020. What attracted you about […]
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