2016cnc8-9

126 / 132

124 CNC WEST August/September 2016
M&M Plastics Inc. Acquired
A New York-based plastics supplier has
acquired M&M Plastics Inc., a plastics fab-
rication shop in Miramar, CA. that services
businesses nationwide. Curbell Plastics
Inc. announced the acquisition Wednesday,
July 20.
“The acquisition is integral to our focus
on customization for our customer needs,”
said Gerry Helbig, president of Curbell. “In-
creased inventory levels in Southern Cali-
fornia will further strengthen our support
of key growth markets and product lines.” M&M
Plastics will operate as a Curbell division,
the New York company said in a statement.
The addition of the San Diego shop adds
a full-service West Coast fabrication shop
to the services offered by Curbell, which
include custom fabrication and next-day de-
livery nationwide, according to the company.
Lockheed Sunnyvale Gets Mis-
sile Contract
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunny-
vale, California, is being awarded a con-
tract for long lead material and the labor,
planning and scheduling necessary to sup-
port the fiscal 2017 Trident II D5 missile
production schedule. Work will be performed
at Sunnyvale, California, with an expected
completion date of Sept. 30, 2021.
General Atomics Gets Air Force
Contract
General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems
Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded
a delivery order to previously awarded
contract action for Block 25 and Block 30
ground control station production. Work will
be performed at Poway, California, and is
expected to be complete by May 31, 2018.
Mesa Aerospace Firm Expand-
ing with Helicopter Mainte-
nance Facility
Mesa-based Able Aerospace —in its first ex-
pansion since being acquired by Textron this
past spring — has opened the Able Maintenance
Center for rotary aircraft maintenance.
The AMC is purported to be the world’s most
comprehensive helicopter maintenance center.
Able serves both domestic and international
customers in the new facility.
The new center is focused on Bell helicop-
ters, another Textron division, but is planning
expansion to Airbus AS350 and AS355 aircraft.
Able’s facility, according to the company, is
upgraded to meet upcoming helicopter flight
safety electronic technology.
The company is dedicating 10 percent of its
500-person workforce to the new rotary wing
center.
Raytheon Awarded $291M Navy
Missile Contract
The defense contractor and industrial corpo-
ration responsible for manufacturing military
weapons, will build the AIM-9X Sidewinder mis-
sile at its facility in Tucson.
According to the company, the weapon will
be an advanced infrared-tracking, short-range,
air-to-air and surface-to-air combat missile.
The U.S. government has developed similar
contracts with Raytheon every year for the
past 16 years, said Stephen Andersen, AIM-9X
business development lead.
Strong Sales Lift Callaway Golf’s
Q2 Earnings
Callaway Golf Co., the Carlsbad, Ca. maker
of balls, clubs and golf accessories — re-
ported a 140 percent improvement in second
quarter earnings and got a surprise gift from
a competitor.
Callaway reported greater sales in woods,
irons, putters and balls. Sales increased in
every region, including the United States,
Europe and Japan and the rest of Asia.
The July 27 announcement was followed by a
surprise on Aug. 3, when Bloomberg reported
that competitor Nike planned to exit the golf
equipment business.
Nike is a comparative giant, with revenue of
$32.4 billion in the recently concluded fiscal
year. The Oregon company plans to continue
making golf apparel.
In the research and development space, Cal-
laway said it teamed up with aerodynamics
specialists at Boeing to launch new driver
technology.
...Hotline Continued From Page 122