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AJAC Grad Night at the Museum of Flight
Today, June 14th, 79 graduates from 48 different companies will walk across a stage at the Museum of Flight to receive their journey-level credentials from the Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee (AJAC) program. Tool Gauge apprentice, Raquel Taijito, is one of the 79 graduates who will receive her journey-level credential as a Production Technician. Not only […]
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 […]
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 >>Interview with Namrata Roy, Engineering Intern at Tool Gauge
Tell us a little bit about yourself, Namrata. What do you study and where? I just finished my third year of mechanical engineering at Principia College in Elsah, IL as part of a dual degree program with the University of North Dakota (ABET mechanical engineering degree). What attracted you about interning at Tool Gauge […]
More >>Tool Gauge evaluates cobots
Today’s smaller aerospace manufacturers face challenges on many different levels. They have difficulty hiring due to a wide shortage of factory floor talent to carry out assembly work or tend to machines. To remain competitive on the global stage, they need to keep their manufacturing costs under control, especially as new aircraft programs come online. For […]
More >>See you at AIX in Hamburg!
Tool Gauge hopes to see you at Stand 6A70 / E at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg, Germany from April 10 to 12, alongside eight other aerospace companies representing Washington state under the Choose Washington umbrella at the Hanse-Pavilion. Drawing more than 16,000 industry attendees from 103 countries, 1,000 airline buyers representing 268 […]
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