Tiger Manufacturing Marks 10 Years

With school back in session, Tiger Manufacturing is back in swing for its 10th year at Newberg High School. Tiger Manufacturing students make real parts for real customers, while earning real paychecks.

What started with just four students and a used CNC lathe has grown into a 16-student business that last year brought in over $70,000 in sales, paid $50,000 in wages, and made $15,000 profit! Wow!

A.R.E. Manufacturing has been involved with Tiger Manufacturing from the beginning. This unique classroom experience gives students a foundation for a career in machining while building practical skills that can carry into any future career path. We’re proud to be part of the program and excited to see what the next 10 years bring.

How Businesses Can Help

Tiger Manufacturing depends on support from local businesses and the manufacturing community. Businesses can help by placing orders with the student-run shop, donating equipment or materials, or offering discounts on the tools and supplies students need to do their work.

Every project and contribution helps give students more opportunities to learn, build confidence, and experience what it’s like to work in a real manufacturing environment.

If you are interested in supporting Tiger Manufacturing, please reach out by email to tigermfg@newberg.k12.or.us or learn more here.

Keep Your Production Moving

In manufacturing, an unexpected machine breakdown can bring production to a standstill. When every hour counts, having a manufacturing partner who can respond quickly can make all the difference.

Recently, one of our key customers had an equipment breakdown that halted their in-house production of a critical component. Relying on our strong relationship, they reached out to see if we had the capabilities to produce this critical part and keep their production flowing.

After a few quick clarifications, we said yes, and our team got to work. In less than 48 hours, we had parts in our customer’s hands. Crisis averted.

That is what it means to be a manufacturing partner, not just a supplier.

The Flexibility to Expedite

With our range of CNC equipment, we have the capabilities to adjust our workflows based on our customers’ needs.  Quick turnarounds are possible because efficiency and flexibility are built into our process. Our Lean practices minimize unnecessary steps, while our machinists handle both programming and machining, reducing handoffs and quickly solving problems along the way.

Clear communication, experienced machinists, and efficient processes allow us to respond when our customers need us most.

At ARE Manufacturing, we simplify the complex.

Supporting Our Community, One Tradition at a Time

At A.R.E. Manufacturing, we believe supporting our community means more than making quality parts - it means investing in the traditions that bring people together.

One of our favorite projects each year is creating our parade float for the Newberg Old Fashioned Festival. This year, we took our giant marble run to the next level by upgrading it to use full-size bowling balls and adding a robotic helper to keep everything rolling.

The project was a true team effort, bringing together employees from across the company to design, build, program, and assemble the float. It was a fun opportunity to showcase the creativity, problem-solving, and passion that drive us every day. Manufacturing is about more than making parts - it's about creating solutions.

This year we were honored to receive First Place Commercial Float! The recognition made all the hard work worthwhile and inspires us to keep improving. We already have ideas for making our marble run even bigger and better next year. (Pneumatic billiard ball runs, anyone?)

Thank you to everyone who cheered us on along the parade route! We're proud to support events that bring neighbors together and create lasting memories. We can’t wait to share what we build next!

Medical & Dental Manufacturing Solutions for a Reliable Supply Chain

For over 40 years, ARE Manufacturing has supplied precision-machined components for medical and dental delivery systems. We understand the industry's complex challenges - demanding specifications, strict quality standards, and the need for reliable delivery.

Our experience allows us to do more than simply produce parts. From prototype to production, our team helps customers improve manufacturability, reduce costs, and shorten lead times. For established products, we maintain dedicated tooling and workholding to support rapid response when production demands change. Contract and replenishment programs carry this one step further by delivering a reliable supply while lowering inventory costs.

Whether you need a dependable production partner, rapid response to demand spikes, or manufacturing expertise early in the design process, ARE Manufacturing has the experience and capabilities to help.

At ARE Manufacturing, we simplify the complex.

ARE’s Annual Diaper Drive!

At A.R.E. Manufacturing (ARE), giving back to our community is part of who we are. From blood drives to local festivals, we take pride in supporting causes that strengthen Newberg and its people, including our annual Diaper Drive for A Family Place.

Our Diaper Drive for A Family Place continues to grow each year. What started in 2022 with 3,691 diapers has become a friendly community challenge - culminating in nearly 14,000 diapers collected in 2025! This year, our drive includes a friendly competition between local businesses - ARE, Climax, and Life is Maid. Together, we’re helping local families get the support they need to thrive.

This year, we are hoping to collect 15,000 diapers for families in need!

Three Easy Ways to Help:

• Drop off diapers at ARE’s front desk

• Order from ARE’s Amazon Wishlist and have diapers shipped directly to the front desk. Click here to place your order!

• Donate directly to A Family Place here or contribute cash at the front desk.

The Diaper Drive competition runs from now through Friday, June 19th.

A Family Place is a non-profit relief nursery that helps stabilize families with children from birth to age 5 by providing specialized preschool classrooms, parent education, and home visitation, in addition to free emergency diapers and children's clothing.  ARE’s Diaper Drive will help families who are unable to provide an adequate supply of fresh diapers for their children and will go a long way to ensuring these babies get a healthy start in life.

Interested in joining the competition next year? Contact Rachel at rachel@aremanufacturing.com to learn more.

When we all work together, we can do great things for our community!

Simplifying Fabrication from Start to Finish

Bringing a new design to life shouldn’t require juggling multiple vendors or managing a complicated process. At A.R.E. Manufacturing, we provide complete fabrication solutions under one roof, giving our customers a more efficient path from concept to production.

Whether you're developing a proof of concept or scaling for increased demand, our team supports each stage with a full range of in-house capabilities. From precision CNC milling and turning to tube bending, welding, powder coating, and laser engraving, every step is handled with consistency and care.

From a single prototype to repeat production runs, we adapt to your needs and keep your project moving forward. ARE is your one-stop shop for complete fabrication solutions.

At ARE Manufacturing, we simplify the complex.

Customer Success Close to Home

At A.R.E. Manufacturing, strong partnerships lead to strong results. A recent collaboration with Heirloom Roses in St. Paul, Oregon, shows how working closely together can simplify the manufacturing process and keep production moving.

By bringing their ancillary product process under one roof, we eliminated the need for multiple vendors and adapted to meet the customer’s daily production demands. What was once a 10-day process is now handled and delivered in under 24 hours.

From early design support to lightning-fast turnarounds for your established products, we pride ourselves on being a one-stop solution to your manufacturing challenges. View our Capabilities Sheet here, then reach out to Request a Quote or Schedule a Facility Tour.

At A.R.E. Manufacturing, we simplify the complex.

Swiss Lathe Capabilities Now Available

ARE is excited to announce the addition of a Hanwha XD26 III Swiss Lathe to our capabilities. With a Swiss Lathe, we can better meet your needs for small/ slender parts and high-volume quantities. This unit can manufacture parts up to 1” in diameter and 9.5” in length.  The machine is also fully equipped with a powerful back tool unit and live tooling on all axes. To view the full machine specs, visit our Equipment page here.

At ARE Manufacturing, we simplify the complex.

Supporting Aerospace Programs with Proven Precision

In aerospace manufacturing, timelines are tight, tolerances are unforgiving, and there is no room for error. At ARE Manufacturing, we’ve built our processes to meet those demands head-on.

Tight Timelines

Recently, one of our aerospace customers needed precision parts for a helicopter spray system on an expedited schedule. Because of our one-stop setup process, we were able to respond quickly and meet their due date, without sacrificing quality or documentation needs.

Each job at ARE is dedicated to a single, expert machinist to program, prove out, and run production. This eliminates unnecessary hand-offs between departments, reducing delays and ensuring accountability from start to finish. The result is faster turnaround and consistent results, even on complex components.

Unforgiving Tolerances

That same machinist who programmed the job also inspects the finished parts as they come off the machine. GD&T requirements are then validated and documented using our in-house CMM. Again, our one-stop process keeps hand-offs to a minimum and production moving forward.

Documentation and Certifications

When it’s time to ship, our ProShop ERP system allows us to quickly generate complete, customer-specific documentation packets. Material certifications, inspection reports, and traceability records are delivered exactly as required - no delays, no surprises.

Our integrated approach allows aerospace customers to partner with us in confidence. Regardless of the type or size of order, we strive to uniformly align with our customers’ material, quality, and delivery standards throughout every step of the process. 

At ARE Manufacturing, we simplify the complex.

A.R.E. Manufacturing: Your Lean Manufacturing Partner

At A.R.E., we offer a wide array of services: CNC milling & turning, CNC Tube Bending, Wire EDM, Welding, Powder Coating, Laser Marking, CMM Inspection, and Finishing. For over 45 years, A.R.E. Manufacturing has been honing those services and skills to produce high-quality precision components. However, what sets us apart is how we use Lean Manufacturing to eliminate our customers’ supply chain headaches.

Dedicated Work Holding

At A.R.E., Lean Manufacturing isn’t a trend—it’s part of our culture. One of the clearest examples is how dedicated tooling and work holding are handled. While other shops tear down their tooling and work holding between jobs, we keep your dedicated tooling assembled and ready in our vertical storage system. This means faster turnaround times for you, consistent quality every single run, and no setup delays eating into your production schedule.

Prototype to Production in One Place

Our Lean Manufacturing principles are applied across our full spectrum of capabilities, which support customers from prototype to production. Our mix of services and skills streamlines the production process and eliminates the need for multiple vendors and extended lead times. A.R.E. can CNC machine, fabricate, powder coat, laser and finish your parts – all under one roof.

Trusted Tools and Software

To support our machining capabilities, A.R.E. relies on industry-leading platforms such as SolidWorks, ESPRIT CAM, and ProShop ERP to support each stage of production. These tools, along with our Lean Manufacturing practices, help ensure parts are right the first time—and every time after.

From programming to scheduling to inspection, every job travels through a system built to best serve our customers.

A Partner Who Simplifies the Complex

From early prototypes to full production runs, A.R.E. works as a manufacturing partner, not just a job shop. Problems are addressed early. Processes are refined. Production stays predictable.

Learn more from the video above, then contact us for a quote or facility tour.

At A.R.E. Manufacturing, we simplify the complex.