Puyallup Sumner Chamber of Commerce: Local Aerospace Company, P&J Machining, Inc., Poised for Growth

Paul Hogaboom shows Tom Utterback and Denise Dyer
the raw material used for machining aerospace parts.

The Chamber recently toured P&J Machining, Inc., with representatives from the City of Puyallup and Pierce County Economic Development. Principal and owner, Paul Hogaboom, Jr., showed us through their corporate offices and machining facilities to explain how they have grown in the past 30 years as well as their plans for future growth. P&J has been a direct supplier to Boeing for 24 years.

P&J Machining, Inc. certified precision machining services produces a wide range of high quality components and assemblies for the aerospace machining industry. P&J is accredited to AS9100 and has been involved with CCIP, lean Manufacturing and Partnering For Success.

P & J Machining Inc. was founded in the family’s garage by Paul Hogoboom Sr. in 1979. They moved from the garage to their current location in Puyallup, WA in 1986. Since then they have expanded four different times and now have multiple buildings totaling 70,000 sq. ft. of aerospace manufacturing, offices, and support systems. Building #2 runs lights out for 14 hours a day thanks to cell technology and simulation software like VERICUT.

P & J continues to cut the per part cost by using technology and innovation to compete on a global economic level. Lean manufacturing practices are the name of the game, and P&J excel at it thanks in part to their Matsuura and Toyoda cell systems from Selway Machine Tool Company. They also does business with other local aerospace companies like AIM and GKN.

Congratulations to Paul Hogaboom and P&J for their achievement in the aerospace industry. We wish you continued success as you look to future growth and job creation in our community.