" His service is phenomenal. I think he must have his phone taped to his face."
One customer who buys their tooling for defense-related projects is Jacob Salgado, production manager with 3V Precision Machining, Inc.( www. 3vpm. com). Salgado said he ' s been at his company for seven years and also serves as their purchasing agent. Their business provides detailed assemblies for their customers as a manufacturer of complex high-quality CNC components. They ' ve been in business since 1993 and have worked with Almar Tools since 2021. Salgado said they buy all-new high-volume cutting tools. He shared that they ' ve purchased reground tools in the past, but based upon their volume of work and high usage, they need new tools. " Due to the nature of the shop and how frequently we ' re changing tools, we need to have a repeatable process with new tooling. With renewed / reground
tools, the diameter and length of the tool can vary and can create mistakes with newer( CNC) operators."
Regarding cost savings in purchasing from a small, family-owned business like Almar Tools, Salgado said, " Any time you can cut out the middleman, there will be cost savings." He cited that going directly to Almar, instead of through a large national distributor, saves money. He also said that the communication from Almar, mostly via his interactions with Ryan, is superb. " His service is phenomenal. I think he must have his phone taped to his face."
David Flores, a coating technician at Almar Tools, has a unique and varied background in manufacturing, with experience in quality management. He said he was the first one in the department, so he ' s been able to develop processes that meet customer requirements.
Flores is an expert in the coating process, processing between 3,000 to 8,000 parts per week. He enjoys his job and says, " Honestly, I ' ve worked at many companies with thousands of employees. Almar Tools meets customer requirements and expectations." He shared they can take a rush order for a customer and get it to them very quickly. An order placed on Tuesday can be shipped to the customer by Friday, " which is pretty incredible, when you think about what it takes to make these tools."
Brand new cutting tools, supplied in high-volume trays.
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