Tool Gauge manufacturing facility expansion
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 >>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 >>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 >>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 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 […]
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 >>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 […]
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