Aircraft interior components

Join Tool Gauge at the Next Hire Pierce County Virtual Job Fair!

Tool Gauge will be participating in the next Hire Pierce County virtual job fair on February 17, 2022. Employers throughout Pierce County will be in attendance looking for qualified candidates to fill open positions ranging from healthcare, sales, and manufacturing. During the virtual job fair, Tool Gauge representatives will be available to talk about open […]

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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 […]

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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.     […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Facility expansion update – Fall 2018

Tool Gauge building demolition

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 […]

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Interview with Korey Wasser, Intern at Tool Gauge

Tool Gauge summer intern Korey Wasser

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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Meet Tool Gauge Apprentice Raquel Taijito

Tool Gauge Apprentice Raquel Taijito 2

When did you make the decision to become an apprentice, Raquel? I decided to become an apprentice at age 16 at the beginning of my sophomore year at Stadium High School in Tacoma. It was after my old engineer design teacher Mr. Reher introduced me to The Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee’s (AJAC) and their training programs […]

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