the right parts.

the right partners.

right now.

Connecting Western U.S. manufacturers

with world-class suppliers in engineered

metals and process automation.

Meet the team


ZACHARY MAKOWSKY

Partner & Outside Sales

Zach brings 20+ years of professional selling and project management experience to the Avocet team. He holds a BS degree from the University of Colorado.

HAYDEN PLANT

Partner & Outside Sales

Hayden brings 10 years of professional sales experience to the Avocet team. He holds a BA degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

JEFF BRIGGS

Outside Sales

Jeff leverages over a decade of ensuring manufacturers in Northern California and Northwestern Nevada have access to optimized designs and efficient production workflows.

SIMON KORNELIS

Outside Sales

Simon brings 10+ years experience, focusong on helping designers develop processes & source precision components across the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, & Alberta.

ANTHONY ESPOSO

Office Manager

Anthony has spent over 14 years working with the Avocet team. He holds an MSN degree from Samuel Merritt University and a BS in Biological Sciences from UC Davis.

Our
services

Everything you need, sourced

and delivered.

01

Chemical Etching

Photo Chemical Etching of metal components is the ideal process for precision, thin metal components—such as microfluidic devices, screens and meshes, disc filters and more—for a wide variety of aerospace, automotive, electronic, scientific, medical, and industrial applications.



02

Data Management & Analysis

As connected systems become standard in the industrial environment, manufacturers are increasingly recognizing the value of data and production metrics to resolve issues quickly and manage production proactively. Sciemetric's Data Intelligence software suite — including QualityWorX, QualityWorX Dashboard, and Sciemetric Studio — is an Industry 4.0 solution built to help manufacturers unlock the full potential of their production data, driving improvements across the line and the enterprise.

Data Intelligence by Sciemetric

Collect & Store

Analyze & Report

Act & Improve

03

Leak Testing

Avocet Sales & Marketing, in partnership with Cincinnati Test Systems and Sciemetric, provides world-class leak, function and flow test solutions. Applications of test automation include energy storage systems, power electronics, medical devices, liquid cooling systems, IPxx compliance, and more.

Leak Detection Systems

Helium Mass Spectrometer Systems

Mass Flow Systems

Pressure and Vacuum Decay Systems

Differential Pressure Systems

Occlusion Testing

04

CNC Machining

Avocet Sales & Marketing provides custom medical machining solutions through our principal partner, Precera Medical, a recognized leader in the industry with certification for ISO 13485:2016 We work with clients across dental, drug infusion, endoscopy, orthopedic, laparoscopy, and spinal implant fields, ensuring components meet quality standards. The core focus being high complexity, high volume machined solutions.

Capabilities

Rapid Prototyping

Machining Process Automation

Precision Multi-Axis Machining

Precision Swiss Turning

Electrochemical Machining

Quality System Automation

05

Metal Stamping

Through our network of world-renowned metal forming manufacturers, we ensure quality parts that meet your exact specifications — with the right process depending on volume, material, finishing requirements, and the bending, punching, or welding operations involved.

Short Run Stamping

Through Harvey Vogel, Avocet offers vertically integrated sheet metal forming services that include short run stamping, welding, painting, powder coating, and assembly processes.

Low, Medium, High Volume Stamping

CNC Laser

Waterjet

Laser Cutting Equipment

CNC Punch Press

Short Run Stamping

06

Offshore Contract Manufacturing

Avocet Sales & Marketing partners with Xenitek International, a Hong Kong-based contract manufacturer with plants in Shenzhen and Guangdong, China, to provide world-class offshore manufacturing throughout the Western US. From individual components to complete turnkey assemblies, you can expect rigorous quality control, thorough process validation, and on-time delivery at competitive prices.

Capabilities

Electronics

Injection Molds

High Volume Manufacturing

Metal Part Manufacturing

Product Design Services

07

Plastic Welding

Avocet Sales & Marketing partners with Dukane, a global leader in plastic joining systems, to provide optimal plastic assembly equipment and solutions. Through Dukane, you also gain access to expert engineering staff, technical support, and international reach.

Capabilities

Ultrasonic Welding

Laser Welding

Vibration & Spin Welding

Hot Plate and IR Welding

Hot Gas Welding

Ultrasonic Cutting

08

Process Monitoring

Sciemetric's sigPOD is an out-of-the-box platform that standardizes test and assembly process monitoring across your entire production line. With real-time monitoring, defects are identified as they occur — when it's most cost effective to resolve them.

Configurable for virtually any manufacturing process, sigPOD can be deployed across crimp, dispense, force-distance, torque, noise and vibration, gauge and profile, weld, and more. At its core, sigPOD features Sciemetric's advanced Process Signature Verification (PSV) technology — collecting more data points than conventional test systems to deliver the most accurate, reliable, and repeatable measurement available today.

09

Springs & Spring Tempered Parts

Through our principal partner Scandic, Avocet Sales & Marketing connects customers throughout Northern California and Northwestern Nevada with the region's largest spring and spring material stamping facility. With a strong engineering department and comprehensive in-house tooling capabilities, Scandic has been manufacturing springs and components across a wide range of styles and materials since 1969.

Capabilities

Prototyping

Stamping

Fourslide

Coiling

10

Aluminum & Steel Castings

Avocet Sales & Marketing works with Harmony Castings and the Ligon Permanent Mold Group to source both hard and soft tooled aluminum castings for specialty applications. We also work with a network of steel foundries, primarily for low volume, engineered ferrous castings.

Process Overview

Sand Casting  (steel and aluminum)

V-Process Casting (A356)

Tilt- Pour Permanent Mold (aluminum)

Low Pressure Die Casting (aluminum)

Investment Casting (steel)

Secondary Operations, such as machining & finishing

Industries we serve

Electrification

The emergence of electric vehicles challenged traditional production leak test methods and procedures. Cincinnati Test Systems was able to learn and grow to develop new products and processes to address this emerging market. Additionally, power electronics enclosures are formed using cast aluminum or formed sheet metal assemblies.

Surgical Robotics

Surgical Robotics presents a scale problem: how can you source the large, aluminum structural components that make up the robot itself, as well as the small, stainless steel endoscopic and laparoscopic tools being used in patient-contact areas? And how are these suppliers managed from a compliance standpoint? Avocet works on scaled solutions to custom engineered metals at both ends of this spectrum.

Aerospace

From cast aluminum battery enclosures to sheet metal brackets and retainers, aerospace companies require engineering parts to be produced with minimal mass yet maximum strength. Avocet represents companies that are AS9100 Certified, ITAR Compliant and Nadcap Accredited

COMPANIES WE COLLABORATE WITH

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