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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 >>2019 Youth Apprenticeship Signing Day
Nearly 100 students representing 12 school districts across Washington State, came together June 28th, to celebrate Signing Day 2019 with the Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee (AJAC), hiring employers, family and friends. Signing Day marks the first day of the students apprenticeships as they embark on an opportunity to develop and advance their technical skills […]
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 >>Meet Tool Gauge Apprentice Raquel Taijito
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 […]
More >>Manufacturing facility expansion update
In April 2017, we officially announced the future expansion of our Tacoma manufacturing facility. Eight months on, and everything is going according to plan. Our leadership team is in the final stages of reviewing various iterations of the blueprints to ultimately decide which building configuration will best suit our future manufacturing needs. Key expansion […]
More >>Tool Gauge and the relentless pursuit of technology
While the expansion of our Tacoma manufacturing facility moves forward, we continue to invest in our leading-edge manufacturing capabilities. We are in the middle of a program to replace all of our hydraulic presses with new, all-electric machines that provide better process control, are much quieter, more energy efficient, and easier for our staff to […]
More >>See you at Seattle’s AFA 2017 Summit!
Tool Gauge CEO and newly appointed AFA board member Debbie Lee will be attending the AFA‘s 12th Annual Governor’s Aerospace Summit to be held on September 7 at the Convention Center in Lynnwood, Wash., together with Tool Gauge Sales & Marketing Manager Jim Lee. The event will honor Ray Conner, Vice Chairman of The Boeing Company and Former […]
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