At 18, James Wells started his career working in machine shops simply because his dad “knew a guy that owned one.” Several years later, James is now a highly skilled and important part of the ABACORP team who was promoted to Shop Floor Manager last month. James started at ABACORP in May of 2016. He spends his days keeping up shop efficiencies and making sure morale is high, in addition to training on set up, validating cycle times and maintaining AS9100 required processes. And he enjoys making the parts – it’s something he’s always liked to do. Devoted to work and family, he jokingly commented that his only outside hobby is going home to sleep. With a wife and two kids, there isn’t time for
As part of our ultimate goal at ABACORP to provide the highest level of customer service and utilize cutting edge technology, we are proud to announce our newest service, Laser Marking. Laser Marking is valuable for several important functions — part identification, including serialization and bar codes, as well as custom logos and designs. ABACORP offers 2D and 3D marking on all metals: aluminum, anodized aluminum, brass, bronze, carbide copper, gold, platinum, silver, stainless steel, titanium, etc. “I think the coolest thing about it is that it opens up some new opportunities,” said Shop Floor Manager, Sam Hill. “With Laser Marking, the future is unknown and exciting. Even we don’t know w
Rob and Kim Frankel in red shirts in back, Daniel squatting in front. 2018 at ABACORP started off with a bang… or more specifically, a starter’s gun! On January 7, Team Crossconnect @ABACORP set out to conquer the LA New Year’s 9.3k Challenge along the streets of downtown Los Angeles. Spearheaded by Quality Engineer Manager Daniel Garza, a 10-person team evolved, including Rob and Kim Frankel, as well as brave family and friends. Although he doesn’t consider himself a runner, Daniel has run multiple 5ks and mud runs with Kim, who started running in 2016. Daniel finds motivation in testing his physical abilities. “I especially enjoy the feeling of accomplishment after finishing a race. The Ne
Trystan (L) and Conner (R) Trystan Williamson Trystan a current student at El Camino High School in Woodland Hills is also a vital part of ABACORP’s Quality Control team. His focus is process inspection and quality part sample inspection. Through his experience at ABACORP, Trystan is hoping to learn more about the production process – how to set up machines, more about engineering, and how parts are produced in a production setting. Trystan’s long-term goal is to be a certified welder. He’s looking forward to learning all aspects of welding. He’s currently researching programs to work toward his Associate’s Degree and eventually would like to have his own shop with his brother, building cust
As 2017 comes to a close, we celebrated the only way we know how - Fun! Christmas Party 2017 at MB2 Raceway in Sylmar We wanted to take a moment to reflect on the year at ABACORP and share our goals for 2018 with you. 2017 marked a significant milestone for ABACORP, as we celebrated our 20th year in business. I’m very proud of our group of 33 faithful team members and what we accomplished together this year. I’m also proud of our strength in adversity after ABACORP suffered significant fire damage in February of 2016 with repairs finally completing at years end. As a team, it was a setback that we faced together and recovered to celebrate our most successful year in business. Throughout the
