Steve Walters
President
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History – Family
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Grandfather - Jack Walters Sr. started the American Torch Tip Company in a small
rented garage in 1940.
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Today the headquarters and manufacturing facilities > 72,000 sq. ft.
• Produces over 16,000 parts – Plasma, MIG, TIG, Oxy-Fuel, and Laser.
• Distribution networks almost every global market - over 53 countries.
• Made In The USA - As ATTC® celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2015, it has
distinguished itself by manufacturing most of its products
in the USA, at the Bradenton facility not in China.
Globe Trailers - Established in 1980.
• In 2004 Globe Trailers was
purchased by the Walter’s family.
• 60,000 square foot facility
covering 10 acres.
Globe Trailers says, There "IS" A World Of Difference
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APC MISSION STATEMENT
Endless pursuit of excellence
BETTER
Endless look for innovation ways to improve quality
Endless look through process &
FASTER
CHEAPER
technology for better ways to increase
Performance, shortening lead times
Without affecting QUALITY
Endless look for cost reducing
Solutions through design, technology without
Affecting QUALITY AND SPEED.
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• APC first Business Plan was approved by Jack Walters II on October 1995.
• Company started operation later with some big challenges in the first years.
• Monopoly Market
• Main Challenges – 2001 to 2007
• Improve quality of manufacturing
• Qualify employees and create talent
• Quality control and documentation – Process
• Define partnership and approve quality control – Reliable suppliers
• Select and implement sales team and market segmentation
• Creating competitive advantage for our distributors
and end-users in price and quality.
• 2007 Steve Walters assume APC to improve
Quality and manufacturing.
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Competitive Advantage
• Direct contact with APC decision makers
• APC offers a one to one partnership with
customers and design team.
• The Optical Laser market demands value, service and
innovative products.
• It is crucial to the CO2 Optical Laser industry to have
the freedom and option to buy components.
• APC is a reliable Competitor to face the market leader,
and keep our competitors not only honest but worried
about, APC innovation, flexibility, speed to present
solutions and new products.
• Flexibility
• Fast turn around
• Aggressive commercial practices.
• On time Delivery ….
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Core competences
• CNC Optic Fabrication
• CNC Optic Fabrication - APC incorporates CNC
methods for both spherical curves and double
sided flats, and also conventional polishing
spindles for special size parts and generated
blanks in Zinc Selenide (ZnSe), Multispectral Zinc
Sulfide (ZnS MS), Germanium (Ge), Silicon (Si) and
Gallium Arsenide (GaAs).
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Core competences
• Thin-Film Coating
• Thin Film Coating - APC has built state of the art
chambers in a clean room that consistently
produces high quality infrared coatings for 1µm to
12µm. These coatings are used on lenses,
windows, partial reflectors, high reflectors, beam
splitters and beam combiners.
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Core competences
• Optical Design & Engineering
• Optical Design & Engineering - APC utilizes the
state of the art measurement devices to insure
accuracy and precision. We use the latest in design
software to engineer precision optics for all
applications.
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Core competences
• Optical Assembly
• Optical Assembly - APC has uniquely designed
mounting and assembly stations to provide optical
assemblies that are free from stress, scratches and
are leak and optically tested.ATTC – Knowhow
• APC engineers
• Clean Room environment for assembly
• Assembly testing
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Core competences
• Optics Powered by DOW
• Optics Powered by Dow - APC uses only the
highest quality US grown Zinc Selenide (ZnSe) to
ensure high quality, fast delivery and high
performance.
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PRODUCT
SEGMENTATION
HIGH POWER
LOW POWER
MIRRORS
BEAM COMBINERS
ASSEMBLIES
COLLIMATORS
OUTPUT COUPLERS
CUSTOM DESIGN PARTS
MILITARY SOLUTIONS
BUY AND RESELL – REMANUFACTURING
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QUALITY CONTROL
• PRINTS ROUTINELY VERIFIED FOR ACCURACY
• MATERIAL CHECKED FOR STRESS
• PARTS CHECKED FOR TOLERANCES / SPECIFICATIONS AT
ALL POINTS ALONG PRODUCTION
• COATING RUNS TESTED FOR ABSORPTION
• 100% INSPECTION BEFORE PARTS GO TO PACKING
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TESTING
• SPICA POWER & DURABILITY
• MIL SPEC TESTING OF
• COATING
• DURABILITY
• QUALITY
• FIELD TESTING
• ABSORPTION TESTING
• SPECTROPHOTOMETRY
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DOCUMENTATION
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PROCESS TRAVELERS
COATING TEST RESULTS
EACH RUN ASSIGNED A LOT NUMBER #
EACH RUN WITH LOT # & SAVED WITH PARTS
TRAVELERS
THANK YOU!
STEVE C. WALTERS
STEVE@AMERICANPHOTONICS.COM
PHONE: 941 752 5811
PRESIDENT
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