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MARCH/APRIL 2015 VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 2

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Precision News is published bi-monthly by the ArizonaTooling & Machining Association (ATMA). Opinionsexpressed are those of the authors or persons quoted and not necessarily those of the ATMA. While efforts to ensure accuracy are exercised, ATMA assumes noliability for the information contained in either editorial or advertising content. ATMA assumes no responsibility or liability for unsolicited manuscripts or artwork.Reproduction in whole or part without the expressedwritten consent from ATMA is prohibited. Precision Newsis the registered trade name of this publication.

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03 President’s Letter

04 Policy Matters

21 NTMA Initiatives

22 Websites that Work

22 Arizona Chapter Info

27 NTMA Membership

28 Shop Floor

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As I enter my second year as your ATMA President it is amazing to me the level ofcommitment it has taken to stay on top of the numerous obligations the association has.

The ATMA is actively involved with continuing efforts to develop your skilled work force. As we havediscussed on a number of occasions, work force is a major concern for our industry – locally andnationally. None of us are islands in this effort. Your ATMA Board has supported the efforts to steer theArizona Department of Education, the Arizona Community Colleges, and the local government agenciestoward closer relationship with to our industry. We continue our dialog with all of them and as one of your representatives along with the members of the Arizona Manufacturing Partnership we haveattended a number of meetings and events promoting actions which are changing the way thesegroups are responding to our needs. Our position is steadfast and our message constant. Changes are happening. But what we need is MORE of YOU to join in our chorus so that these groups recognizeour voice is larger and louder than the few of us that meet with them regularly.

We are participating with the “Dream It Do It” campaign which is spreading the message in Arizonaabout careers in manufacturing.

We’ve worked with AMP to help bring sponsorship for the “The eduFactor” to 40 high schools in ourstate. This is an educational website from Edge Factor that brings great content into the high schools topromote manufacturing careers.

Coming in October we will again participate in Manufacturing Month to help bring students, parents and educators into our shops so they can see firsthand how manufacturing effects their daily lives. As NTMA regular members you have two bodies from which you can seek support and participate - the NTMA and the ATMA. Your national association continues to look for new ways and new tools toassist the membership. If you haven’t visited their website in a while or read their email blasts I wouldencourage to do so. I was reminded of a single tool this last month – the “NTMA Wage and BenefitsReport”. If you are a regular member and participated in the survey you received the report whichcaptures the data from your region and across the country. It is an outstanding tool to help youdetermine where you match up to wages and benefits for your employees. How can you make informed decisions without current data? So this is just one example of a tool made available to you as a member. The national events, meetings, online aides, etc. are developed for you to haveopportunities to participate and use to help your businesses.

Likewise your local ATMA meets and plans and promotes events that your board believes will helpcontribute to your success. We try and bring to you events that promote networking and content toprovide information and education for our members and their staffs. We’re having a series of RoundTable events to get the regular members together to discuss various topics.

Once again the ATMA is hosting the Southwest Regional Conference here in Phoenix. This is the thirdyear of this weekend conference which brings participation from several southwest NTMA chapters.

In our regular dinner meetings we continuously strive to bring relevant content for you to hear andprovide an opportunity for meeting with your peers.

So my message to you in this issue is – If you want to know what’s going on - then get involved and findout first hand. Our ATMA calendar posted on our website is there to help identify opportunities for youto get together with your association members. We’re LOOKING for YOU at one of our next events.

Manufacturing leads the way nationally for economic strength and job creation! Get involved, help makea difference in your industry!

I wish you continuing success in 2015!

Greetings, P.N. Readers!

First WordPRESIDENT’S LETTER

DAVID LAIRVice President, Dynamic Machine & Fabrication Corp.and President, ATMA


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In the November 2014 Congres-sional elections, Republicans tookcontrol of the Senate for the firsttime since 2006 and the House GOPexpanded their majority to its largest size in 86 years. House Democrats have littleability to affect the outcome of legislationand Senate Republicans only need sixDemocrats to defect on any vote to movemajor legislation. President Obama’s jobapproval rating hasn’t exceeded 50% sinceFebruary 2013. Seemingly, many observerswould expect the White House to adopt a conciliatory tone and appease the newRepublican Congress. They were wrong.

On January 20th, a confident PresidentObama delivered his sixth State of theUnion to this newly Republican-heldCongress. At times, the President seemedplayful with his largely GOP audience,winking to some and reminding them that he won two elections after cheers when hesaid he has run his last campaign. While he may not appear on the 2016 ballot, hisactions are framing the Presidential electionone year before the primaries begin.

In what many are calling a bold or evenstrident tone, the President made clear in his speech that he will not spend hisremaining months in office as a lame duck.He threatened to veto efforts to roll back theAffordable Care Act, Wall Street reform,immigration, or his climate change agenda,with the Keystone Pipeline his firstopportunity to do so.

As previewed in the State of the Union, the President is baiting CongressionalRepublicans to battle over the middle classvs. the wealthy. He mentioned the phrase“middle class” more than any otherPresident in the past fifty years anddiscussed education policy more often thanany of his predecessors with the exceptionof Bill Clinton. The President spent 25minutes discussing the economy (8minutes in 2014), mentioning the word“jobs” 55 times, more than twice as often as any other President dating back toPresident Johnson’s White House.

In February, the Administration sent toCapitol Hill its proposed Fiscal Year 2016Federal Budget. While CongressionalRepublicans immediately declared hisrequest dead on arrival, President Obama’sbudget plan appeared intended more for thevoting public than legislators in Washington.He proposes to undo the sequester budgetcuts, raises taxes on the “wealthy”, andreplenishes the highway trust fund forinfrastructure development.

Overall, the FY16 budget would set totalfunding at $74 billion above the levels putinto place during sequestration. This 7%increase includes $38 billion for defenseand $37 billion in non-defense spending.The Administration “pays for” the higherfunding levels, in part, through a 14% tax on current overseas corporate profits(repatriation) and a 19% percent tax onfuture profits earned abroad. The budget

also increases the capital gains anddividends rate to 28 percent, from a currenttotal of 23%, which raises $320 billion over 10 years.

Specific to manufacturing, theAdministration is proposing to expand thenumber of manufacturing institutes fromnine to sixteen facilities. These innovationcenters foster partnerships among theprivate sector, universities, researchers, and foundations. The White House also sets a target of doubling the number ofapprenticeships within five years.

The President’s budget expands uponseveral of the priorities he plans to use tosupport his message towards the middleclass, especially focusing on workplaceflexibility. The proposed budget seeks toexpand funding for Pre-K and child careprograms targeting low- and moderate-income families.

Continuing on the workplace flexibility(middle class) themes, the PresidentObama urged Congress to pass theHealthy Families Act, giving workers theability to earn up to seven days of paid sick time off each year. He also is askingCongress to advance a bill granting up to an additional six weeks of paid parentalleave for federal employees (a PresidentialMemorandum recently granted six weeks to federal employees). Many observers inWashington anticipate efforts to expand to all private sector employers many of theworkplace policies adopted for federalemployees and contractors.

While he seeks economic policies gearedtowards the middle class, Administrationregulators continue their efforts on climatechange regulations long sought byenvironmental groups and other traditionallyDemocratic constituencies.

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The National Tooling and Machining Associ-ation is working with allies in Washingtonprevent unnecessary and ineffectiveregulations. This includes opposing a newEPA proposal, which could increase theprice of electricity by up to 20% for everyNTMA member, costing the averagecompany $30,000 annually. Regulatorycompliance costs businesses over $2.2trillion each year, money better spent onpurchasing equipment and creating jobs. In2014, federal government agencies issued3,541 final regulations and proposed 2,375.

There are several areas where we expect thePresident and Congressional Republicans towork together. Sources indicate agreementis possible on Trade Promotion Authority,transportation infrastructure, cybersecurity,

and ISIS authorization, among others.Discussions are beginning to emerge onsome level of tax reform, possibly for C-Corporations (lower rate from 35% to 28%).NTMA is working to expand the conver-sations to include all businesses and coverS-Corporations and other pass-throughs.

Many of the battles Americans will witnessbetween this Congress and the Presidentare part of the broader messaging warstargeting voters in 2016. The two sides willoften talk past one another as PresidentObama tries to frame the race for the WhiteHouse around middle class policies. HouseRepublicans are content with a comfortablemajority and a buffer of 20-25 moderateGOP Freshman members anxious to protecttheir seats ahead of tough reelections.

Meanwhile, Republican Senators may beleft alone at the dance looking for a partnerto prove they can legislate and governbefore 24 of their own face voters inNovember 2016.

While all politics are local, the State of theUnion, FY2016 Budget, EPA regulations,and veto threats show that when it comesto Presidential politics, it is the long gamethat matters most.

OMAR NASHASHIBI is a foundingpartner at The Franklin Partnership, LLP, a bi-partisan government relations firmretained by the National Tooling andMachining Association inWashington,D.C.Learn more at: www.franklinpartnership.com

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NIMS AnnouncesRecord Number of Certifications Pursuedfor Metalworking JobsPosted on January 20, 2015


Fairfax, Virginia, January 20, 2014 — Today, theNational Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS), themetalworking industry’s premier standards and skillcertification body, announced that it awarded a record numberof credentials last year to individuals seeking to enter into oradvance in jobs in the industry. In 2014, NIMS issued 18,947industry-recognized credentials, representing a 36% increasefrom 2013.

“It is clear that the precision manufacturing sector is strongand growing, and more students and workers are preparingfor success in the wide variety of jobs our industry offers,” saidJim Wall, Executive Director, NIMS. “NIMS would like tocongratulate more than 8,000 individuals who earned at leastone industry-recognized credential last year and have the ‘markof excellence’ that will make them highly sought-after talent.”More than 6,000 metalworking companies and major industrytrade associations have invested more than $7.5 million inprivate funds to develop NIMS standards and credentials thatprepare and advance the industry’s workforce, and continue toupgrade and maintain the standards as the industry changes.

“The precision manufacturing industry is constantly evolving,becoming more complex, technology-driven and innovative,”said Greg Chambers, director of compliance, Oberg Industries,Inc. and chairman of the board, NIMS. “NIMS ensures thatcompanies, workers, and students keep up with changingindustry standards and job requirements and that trainingprograms equip individuals with the knowledge, skills andabilities they need to succeed in in-demand jobs.”

NIMS has developed skills standards ranging from entry-level tomaster-level that cover the breadth of metalworking operations,including metalforming and machining. NIMS certifiesindividuals’ skills against these national standards via credentialsthat companies can use to recruit, hire, place, and promoteindividual workers. Training programs, both at the secondaryand post-secondary level, incorporate the credentials asperformance or completion measures of academic courseworkin metalforming or machining programs.

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NIMS CredentialsbyRegion

2012 2013 2014Southeast

1027 1513 2036

North Carolina 255 424 515

Florida 165 127 338

Tennessee 94 220 280

Virginia 88 177 272

South Carolina 108 171 211

Alabama 86 149 183

Mississippi 227 189 180

Georgia 4 56 57

2012 2013 2014West

1222 1445 1905

California 884 946 1043

Arizona 156 216 285

Washington 81 118 172

Colorado 4 22 109

Nevada 75 99 105

Montana 1 1 89

Oregon 4 5 55

Hawaii 2 7 21

Utah 10 24 13

Idaho 4 9 11

Wyoming 3 5 2

2012 2013 2014Midwest

3022 4313 6572

Illinois 886 1484 2285

Indiana 924 1348 1808

Minnesota 676 344 590

Missouri 147 307 431

Iowa 4 155 375

Wisconsin 24 115 310

Kansas 22 133 265

Michigan 115 65 197

Ohio 88 244 191

Kentucky 129 112 109

Nebraska 0 2 9

North Dakota 1 4 1

South Dakota 6 0 1

“It is clear that the precision manufacturing sector is strong and growing...”


2012 2013 2014Northeast

2471 3119 3886

Pennsylvania 1470 1881 2189

Connecticut 396 549 792

Maryland 183 187 166

New Jersey 38 77 166

Massachusetts 177 170 163

West Virginia 124 152 121

Maine 106 102 112

New York 66 56 91

New Hampshire 5 13 30

Rhode Island 8 27 28

Vermont 4 1 19

Delaware 0 5 6

Alaska 0 21 3

DC 0 1 0

2012 2013 2014Southwest

374 1034 1310

Texas 117 487 703

Oklahoma 245 448 518

Louisiana 5 40 39

New Mexico 2 26 36

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Theft of personal financial informationOrganized crime groups (primarily in Russia, Eastern Europe, and China)have created a high demand for personal financial information, includingname, address, social security number, driver’s license number, bankaccount number, and credit card details. Hackers steal this informationthen sell it to criminals who use it to commit various forms of identity theft.The more complete and associated to an individual, the more valuable theinformation is on a “wholesale” basis. Payroll databases, customer salesrecords, and supplier/accounts payable records are common targets for thistype of attack.

This was the driving force behind the breaches at Target, Neiman Marcus,the University of Maryland, and many others. Indeed, as the price beingpaid to hackers escalates, smaller businesses are being targeted.

Online banking malwareZeus, Citadel, Spyeye, and Gozi are just a few examples of the new breed ofsophisticated online banking malware. Once a network is infected with thistype of malware the online banking credentials (user ID, password,challenge questions) are harvested by the attacker, who then logs into theonline banking server and executes fraudulent wires or ACH transactions.More sophisticated malware can bypass multifactor authentication tokens.This type of attack is often called corporate account takeover.

Malware code is often delivered via email, either by a file attached directlyto the message, or more commonly, by use of a link to a rogue web page. Inthe latter case, the malware returns with the web page and installs itself onthe victim’s computer. This type of attack has been dubbed “spear phishing”since often only one email is sent to the victim organization.

Spear phishing emails have improved significantly in their sophisticationand effectiveness, and can be very difficult for users to identify asfraudulent. They often use carefully crafted scripts to entice the user toclick the link. In some cases, the emails are even “spoofed,” that is, they arecrafted to appear to come from someone inside the victim organization(e.g., the company president). In other cases, the emails are designed sothey appear to come from a legitimate business or organization, such asUPS, American Express, PayPal, or the IRS. These spoofing tactics aredesigned to increase the likelihood that the recipient will act quickly,clicking on the link without much thought.

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Small organizations, churches and otherorganizations that never consideredthemselves targets are becoming victimsof credit card fraud, automatic clearinghouse (ACH) fraud, and wire fraud. Thesecrimes are often perpetrated from outsidethe country by attacking the online cashmanagement features that banks providetheir customers.

You can take steps to protect your entity,but before taking action, you must firstunderstand and acknowledge this growingthreat.

The attacks fall into three main categories:

• Theft of personal financial information

• Online banking malware (so-called corporate account take-over)

• Ransomware attacks (the most common being CryptoLocker)

WHILE HIGH PROFILE BREACHES AT TARGET, HOME DEPOT, AND SONYDOMINATE THE HEADLINES, BREACHES AT SMALL BUSINESSES FLY UNDERTHE RADAR. YET THESE DISRUPTIONS ARE OFTEN MORE DEVASTATING,EVEN TO THE POINT OF BUSINESS FAILURE.


RansomwareRansomware is a malware that encrypts virtually all data and filesthat it can find, both on the local machine and on every networkdevice that it can connect to. This renders the data unusable by thevictim organization. Typically the hacker requests payment (theransom) in exchange for decrypting the affected data. This is howthe hacker hopes to make his money.

Having working backups that are regularly tested allows victims towipe the affected machines clean and reinstall both systems anddata. However, for companies with high reliance on technology,even the downtime required to wipe and reinstall can result incostly losses and reputational damage.

CryptoLocker is by far the most common ransomware deployed.CryptoLocker attacks are increasing rapidly because they are easyand effective. Such attacks rose from 7,000 in April 2014, to morethan 15,000 in May. Kovter is a ransomware variant with anespecially malicious tactic. It dumps a payload of childpornography, in addition to the encryption, to put more pressureon the victim to comply with the ransom demand.

Protecting your businessPreventing these attacks is no small task. It requires a multilayeredapproach. Organizations should consider each of these tactics.

Properly defend- Keep current on technical defensive measures such as firewalls,intrusion detection systems, and spam filters.

- Keep up-to-date on the anti-virus software on each device, andcomplete regular scans to keep them clean.

- Keep all network servers and PC workstations current with thelatest security updates and patches.

- Limit the number of PCs used to conduct online cashmanagement. If possible, isolate them from the rest of thecompany network.

- Encrypt sensitive data, such as intellectual property and personalfinancial information.

- Utilize bank security tools for online cash management, including multifactor authentication, ACH blocks and filters

- Daily and individual transaction limits

- Wire call-back features- Positive pay systems to reduce check fraud- Make regular backups of key data and systems and store themin a secure, off-site location.

- Monitor activity and balance online accounts daily.- Perform periodic vulnerability or penetration assessments tovalidate that controls believed to be in place are functioningas intended.

Relationships, communication, and training - Educate users to spot fake emails and to be wary of websitelinks and file attachments.

- Read and thoroughly understand your agreements with yourbank related to online activity.

- Identify the primary contact at your bank who will be yourfirst call for help in the event of a breach.

- Develop an incident response plan so users know who tocontact immediately if they suspect malicious activity on theircomputer.

- Establish a relationship with local law enforcement agenciesthat are familiar with online crimes.

How we can helpReliance on technology is a reality for even the smallestorganization. But you can conduct business securely in this threatening environment with the right strategy andimplementation. View our webinar on payment fraud trends at CLAconnect.com under the caption “issues” and“preventing cybercrime” to help prepare your entity againstonline attacks.

MARK EICH is Principal, Information Security, for CliftonLarsonAllen. Please contact Mark at 612.397.3128 or via email at [email protected] with any questions. To learn more about CliftonLarsonAllen, visitwww.CLAconnect.com.

HACKERS STEAL INFORMATION THEN SELL IT TO CRIMINALS WHO USE IT TO COMMIT VARIOUS FORMS OF IDENTITY THEFT.


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Fire is a chemical reaction that requires three elements tobe present for the reaction to take place and continue. Thethree elements are:

HEAT, FUEL AND OXYGEN

These three elements typically are referred to as the “firetriangle.” Fire is the result of the reaction between the fueland oxygen in the air. Scientists developed the concept ofa fire triangle to aid in understanding of the cause of firesand how they can be prevented and extinguished. Heat,fuel, and oxygen must combine in a precise way for a fire

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