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Fulfilling a Dream: Big day arrives for Boeing, Rockford

ROCKFORD — Tim Morris, Hamilton Sundstrand’s president of aerospace power systems, and about a dozen other executives will be in Seattle today to watch the Boeing 787 Dreamliner finally make its first flight.

Clinkenbeard’s “Fasterestest” Lead Times Reflect an Industry in Transition and are Spotlighted in the June Issue of Foundry Management and Technology

An article published in the June 2009 issue of Foundry Management and Technology declares an industry in evolution. The article asserts that speed to market is increasingly becoming an essential measure of success for rapid manufacturing and rapid prototyping companies. . .and their customers. The entire article can be found at http://tinyurl.com/n7qsjx

Clinkenbeard Named "Best in Class" by Aerospace eBusiness for its Use of Social Media at Paris Air Show

According to Aerospace eBusiness, “Most of the big companies used Twitter in a ‘traditional’ way, simply as a relay for the press releases they had posted elsewhere. However, there were two exceptions. GE started using their accounts early and was very active on the community boards and other social media outlets well before the show started. Clinkenbeard, a small US manufacturer of complex cast and machined parts, was the best user of the medium in the industry class and was rewarded with great coverage including a television spot http://www.wrex.com/Global/story.asp?s=10565408 back in Illinois.”

Clinkenbeard Will Blog and Tweet from Paris Air Show

Ron Jr. (Reg) Gustafson, project manager for Clinkenbeard, will be communicating with key audiences such as customers, prospects, the Rockford business community, and the media through a blog and Twitter while he attends the Paris Air Show, June 15 through 17, 2009. Clinkenbeard encourages participation on the blog and Twitter page by individuals and companies that comprise each of these key audiences. Clinkenbeard’s blog can be accessed at http://clinkenbeard.info and the Twitter page can be accessed at www.twitter.com/Clinkenbeard

Clinkenbeard to Attend Paris Air Show; Selected as the Host Company for Press Conference to Announce a Rockford, IL, Delegation to the Show

Ron Jr. (Reg) Gustafson, project manager for Clinkenbeard, will be attending the Paris Air Show June 15 through 21 in Le Bourget, France. Reg will be attending the show to support current Clinkenbeard customers such as Rolls Royce, Pratt & Whitney and Hamilton-Sundstrand as well as to help generate new business for Clinkenbeard. A press conference was held in Rockford May 28 to announce the first-ever Rockford, IL, delegation trip to the air show. Clinkenbeard was selected as the host company for the press conference.

President of Clinkenbeard featured in Product Design & Development

Ron Gustafson, president of Clinkenbeard, was featured in Product Design & Development's Electronic CEO Fireside Chat. Read at http://www.pddnet.com/scripts/ShowPR.asp?RID=27170&CommonCount=0

Clinkenbeard Receives Official ITAR Registration from the US Department of State

Clinkenbeard has received official International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) registration from the US Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. The ITAR registration means that Clinkenbeard is uniquely positioned to fully support and work on all US defense-related projects and expresses the US government‘s trust in the company in doing so.

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