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Mike Leigh, Owner of AKTOptimize, shares his insights on this year’s FMMS.

Andy Mohler, PMP, CAPT, USN (RET) recently attended the I/ITSEC on behalf of Clinkenbeard. This year marked his 23rd year of attendance. Read more about his analysis…

Andy Mohler, CAPT, USN (ret), Senior Military Training Consultant for Clinkenbeard, shares his thoughts about the 2023 NTSA and industry.

The 2021 Training & Simulation Industry Symposium (TSIS) was the largest to date with over 1,000 attending either in-person or via virtual platform. The symposium provided attendees updated information on training and simulation procurement requirements from the Air Force, Navy, Army, Marines, DoD, and the Joint Medical simulation community.

“We spend significant amounts of time and money exploring technology and methods which will compress delivery, eliminate waste, and save money. These efforts strengthen our value proposition.” – Reg Gustafson, VP of Business Development. Read more about why speed is a critical component of our growth and a key part of where we’re headed on pages 32-37 of the latest edition of Manufacturing in Focus Magazine.

To complement our mission of exceeding the time-to-market requirements of customers, we recently added the DMU 65 Monoblock to our prototyping machinery. The DMU 65 Monoblock was added to increase capacity in our current low volume production machining department and supports simultaneous 5-axis milling with high precision and high pressure thru spindle coolant. Through growing our machining options, we can continue providing the best solutions in the lowest time.

On September 26, 2019, Clinkenbeard hosted an Open House to celebrate its relocation and expansion.  The new location, located in South Beloit, features double the manufacturing footprint of Clinkenbeard’s previous facility in Rockford, IL, with an additional 40,000 square feet.  The additional space allows Clinkenbeard to expand to meet the demand of new markets, now and in the future. Dozens gathered for a ceremony including Community leaders, customers, and the Clinkenbeard team.  Following the ceremony at 9:00 AM,  the facility remained open for tours.