Aerospace machining, CNC machining, titanium castings
It’s a new election cycle, in between photo ops at manufacturing plants, the topic of “saving American manufacturing jobs” has crept back into the public discourse. Accordingly, another swath of America is swept up in the narrative that America doesn’t make anything anymore and, Global trade is taking away American jobs. Hopefully after reading today’s […]
Some of you were surprised to learn our employees are paid over $12/hour. The question: With the minimum wage in Arizona set to $8.05/hour why don’t at least some of our employees make close to the minimum wage? The answer has both an economic and a moral component. I’ll tend to the first today but, […]
I’ve always been of the opinion that anyone in the USA who works full time and heads a household should be able to earn enough income to keep them above the poverty line. Which lends the question: Where is the poverty line? Although it’s a function of household size, the federal poverty level for a […]
I often speak to other small business owners about wages and compensation and was therefore rather surprised by the figures reported by the AFL-CIO’s Executive Paywatch survey: The pay gap between CEOs and “average-rank-and-file workers” (see note at bottom of the blog) is 373 to one. Top executives of the S&P 500 Index companies received on average $13.5 […]
Last week was the 90th running of the Tucson Rodeo. Known as the Fiesta de los Vaqueros, the event lasts a full week and features the world’s longest non-motorized parade and a professional rodeo. Most local schools shut down on Thursday and Friday so kids can participate in the festivities. We used it as an […]
The “reverse auction” is often used in the aerospace market to drive lower prices and, as a practice, Evaero does not participate outside of placing a single rational bid . In hopes that it may help someone facing a sales decision that could compromised their mission I’d like to share my thoughts on the topic. […]
To set the stage for future technical posts about machining and castings I thought it worthwhile to take a detour and discuss the transition of our industry into commoditization. Evaero has never been and will never be about selling things. Instead we will always be about making things. When I was a kid I can […]
In his commencement address to graduates of Syracuse University, George Saunders advised graduates to be a little kinder. He opined that each of us is born with a series of ‘built-in confusions’ that cause us to prioritize our own needs over the needs of others. Further, although there are ways to become kinder, less selfish, […]
