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Aerospace Sheet Metal Fabrication: 5 Specs That Separate Cert Shops From Job Shops
AS9100 on a website says a shop has a quality system. It does not say it can pass an AS9102 First Article Inspection, hold tolerance on formed features, or trace every special process. The five specs procurement actually screens for.
Read articleDefense Machining Suppliers: How to Vet the ITAR, CMMC and AS9100 Stack
“ITAR certified” is a phrase the State Department has never issued. A verification framework for the four credentials that matter before a prime sends CUI: ITAR registration, CMMC Level 2, AS9100D and SPRS.
Read articleHigh Volume CNC Machining: Why Systems Beat Spindle Count
Machine count is a misleading proxy for capacity. What carries repeat production is the operating stack underneath the floor — ERP visibility, QMS discipline, scheduling rigor and workforce depth.
Read articleManufacturing Jobs in Ogden, Utah: The Real Career Map
Ogden supports 1,260 machinists, an aerospace cluster and lower housing costs than Salt Lake. The labor base, the pay bands by track, the training pipeline, and the cost-of-living math.
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- 2021Secrets to Running a Successful CNC Machining BusinessMatt Wardle, JD Machine's President and CEO, on what it takes to run a machining business well.IMTS Spark / AMT
- 2020For This CNC Machine Shop, Growth is Both Wonderful and HardSales nearly doubled after the 2013 Top Shops win — and building a workforce to support that growth became the harder problem.Modern Machine Shop
- 2019Why Manufacturing Jobs Have Become More High-Tech Rather Than DisappearingABC4 Utah
- 2019Tanner’s Influence PodcastMatt Wardle on explosive growth and keeping a family culture through it.Tanner LLC
- 2019ERP Alternatives are Small but Powerful Systems for SMB ManufacturersManufacturing-focused ERP as the engine behind JD Machine's growth.TechTarget
- 2018JD Machine Finishes Expansion of Pleasant View Manufacturing FacilityStandard-Examiner
- 2017Building Your Machining Business With Top ShopsBenchmarking a machining business, and what Top Shops changed at JD Machine.Modern Machine Shop (video)
- 2016Workforce Development Including Apprenticeships — a Model for Growth at Contract Ace JD MachineCompanyWeek
- 2015Top Shops Benchmarking Side Benefit to JD Machine: Gaining a CustomerModern Machine Shop
- 2014ESPRIT CAM Software Helps Contract Shop Cut Cycle Time 10%Manufacturing Tech Update
- 2014Utah College of Applied Technology Preparing StudentsMatt Wardle interviewed alongside the then-President of the Utah College of Applied Technology.KSL
- 2013Top Shops 2013 Business Strategy Honors Program WinnerModern Machine Shop
- 2013JD Machine Recognized as ‘Manufacturer of the Year’The Salt Lake Tribune
- 1993J.D. Machine Inc. in Ogden Named Region’s Subcontractor of the YearDeseret News