Water Jet

Our NEW OMAX Water Jet is capable of processing up to 8″ thick material with a width up to 160″ and a length of 310″. The system is also able to handle a wide array of materials including steel, aluminum, composites, rubber, ceramic, and stone. The mechanism creates a ready-to-use satin, smooth edge with no heat affected zones. It also allows closer nesting of pieces, which saves production time and raw material.

OMAX Water Jet Capabilities:

Up to 8″ Mild Steel
Up to 8″ Stainless Steel
Up to 8″ Aluminum
Up to 8’ x 20’ Sheets
Handles Exotic Materials Easily

Fabrication Details

VM&W welds Mild Steel, Stainless Steel, and Aluminum. We also offer robotic welding for your production needs.

(3) Fanuc Robotic Welders
MIG
TIG
Pulse
Spray

The Lincoln Electric Dual Arm System 55 Robotic Cell includes two Fanuc 100 iBe robotic arms equipped with Binzel LEA 500 amp air cooled welding torches.

The cell consists of two work zones. Each work zone has a head/tail stock positioner with a work envelope length of 84” and a turning diameter of 54”. The two arms are programmed with one Fanuc R-J3iC robot controller.

The cell is also equipped with two Powerwave 455M welding units with 450 amp output at 100% duty cycle.

Forming

Our Press department uses state-of-the-art CNC equipment including three Trumpf V-Series Trumabends and two NEW Trumpf TruBends. VM&W’s skilled team is ready to tackle your metal bending projects. Whether your project is for automotive, aerospace, or any other industry; we guarantee top notch quality and a quick turnaround.

95 Ton to 450 Ton

81″ Bend to 20’ Bend

Trumpf TrumaBend V-230	Trumpf TrumaBend V-130
257 Ton 121″ Max Bend Length	144 Ton 121″ Max Bend Length

Trumpf TrumaBend V-85	NEW Trumpf TruBend 5320
95 Ton 81″ Max Bend Length	350 Ton 16′ Max Bend Length

NEW Trumpf TruBend 8400

450 Ton
20′ Max Bend Length

Laser

Our CNC Lasers allow for rapid prototyping, greater accuracy, and a faster turnaround than traditional tool driven CNC machines. In the Fall of 2018, we installed our newest Fiber TruLaser that can run up to speeds of 280m/min. See details below.

NEW! Trumpf TruLaser 5040 Fiber	Trumpf Trumatic L6050 Laser
Up to 1″ Mild Steel Up to 2″ Stainless Steel Up to 1″ Aluminum Up to 0.4″ Copper Up to 0.4″ Brass	Up to 1″ Mild Steel Up to 0.625″ Stainless Steel Up to 0.500″ Aluminum Up to 83″ x 240″ Sheets

Trumpf Trumatic L6030 CNC Laser	Trumpf TruLaser 5040 with Lift Master
Up to 1″ Mild Steel Up to 0.625″ Stainless Steel Up to 0.500″ Aluminum Up to 83″ x 240″ Sheets	Up to 1″ Mild Steel Up to 0.625″ Stainless Steel Up to 0.500″ Aluminum Up to 83″ x 150″ (Lift Master – Self automated loading and unloading)

Quality Control Inspector – 2nd Shift

Monitor, test, inspect, verify, and document parts to ensure compliance with prints and job travelers to meet ISO 9001:2015 and industry standards.

Read, analyze, and interpret CAD prints and Job travelers.
Verify print matches part and material used is correct.
Inspect, verify, and document tolerances and finish quality on part during production and upon completion.
Experience and proficiency with gage calibration, SPC and geometric tolerances, height gage, calipers, Faro or Romer Arm, and CMM.
Able to follow established procedures and approved processes in documenting parts.
Notify supervisor of quality/tolerance/reject issues.
Aid in production and shipping to meet on time deliveries
Must be able to perform dimensional inspection, in-process inspection, and incoming inspection; ensuring compliance with ISO 9001:2015 and industry standards.
Must be have a high attention to detail and able to work with engineering department to define problems and implement improvements.
Must be computer literate in MS Windows and MS Office.
Must have good mathematical, communication, and organizational skills.
Ability to work with vendors, customers, and employees.
Must be able to work with minimal supervision and highly motivated.

Second Shift: 3:25pm-1:25am; Monday through Thursday; Full-time; 5% Premium

CMM experience is preferred.
Must pass drug screening.
High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).

Excellent Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, STD and Life Insurance, and 401K
VM&W is an equal opportunity employer.

Shipping & Receiving Laborer – 2nd Shift

The Shipping & Receiving Clerk will perform a variety of basic manual tasks involved in receiving, storing, distributing, picking and shipping materials, parts, and equipment. A successful candidate must be also be able to lift boxes, operate a fork lift, and have computer knowledge.

Responsibilities

Verifying counts, complete all the necessary paperwork/computer entries
Rejects unsatisfactory items when necessary
Maintain records of received and shipped goods
Lifting of items 20 lbs. and occasional lifting of items, not exceeding 50 lbs.
Ensure that all items within ship kits are accurate to the current revisions according to database
Assist with cycle counting
Assist drivers with loading and unloading of trucks
Keep shelves and floor in clean condition
Utilize hand truck, pallet jack and mobile carts, as required
Utilize Bar Coding Scanners as process dictates
Package customer orders or other appropriate packaging materials, printing customer Packing Slip, and insuring 100% accuracy of material being shipped to the customer.
Maintain and perform daily and scheduled maintenance on tools and equipment.
Receiving and processing incoming stock and materials.
Picking and filling orders from stock.

Second Shift: 3:25pm-1:25am; Monday through Thursday; Full-time; 5% Premium

Driver’s license required.
Must pass drug screening.
High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).

Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, STD and Life Insurance, and 401K

Assembly Laborer

Job Summary
General Laborers perform a variety of basic manual tasks in the production and manufacturing of metal products. Some examples are as follows: Final Assembly and Paint Room.

Responsibilities

Must be able to read and interpret drawings, blue prints, and job traveler.
Must be able to read gauges, micrometers, and apply principals for geometric tolerances.
Lifting of items 20 lbs. and occasional lifting of items, not exceeding 50 lbs.
Required to accurately log in/out of jobs and report quantities completed/scrapped.
Notify supervisor of quality/tolerance issues, prior to assembly and paint.
Maintain and perform daily and scheduled maintenance on tools and equipment.
Check parts using approved tools from quality control and sign off on job cards before moving job to next operation.
Must use simple/basic math and basic hand-held measuring tools.
On-site job training will be provided for specific department duties and responsibilities.

First Shift: 7:00am-3:30pm; Monday through Friday; Full-time
Second Shift: 3:25pm-1:25am; Monday through Thursday; Full-time; 5% Premium

Driver’s license required.
Must pass drug screening.
High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).

Excellent Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, STD and Life Insurance, and 401K
VM&W is an equal opportunity employer.

Industrial Paint Line Operator – 1^st & 2^nd Shift

Job Summary
Industrial Painter must have knowledge of spray equipment and paint ovens. Must have knowledge of mixing, blending, thinning and tinting paint, removing old paint, repairing and cleaning surfaces and applying coatings to surfaces.

Responsibilities

Set up, maintain, and document maintenance procedures for paint line.
Document production process, production levels, and maintain quality standards established by management.
Keep clean, orderly and safe working conditions.
Must have reasoning ability – to apply common sense and ability to paint spray troubleshoot independently.

Experience
Two years’ experience in Industrial Painting.
Experience with Microsoft Excel and Word.

First Shift: 7:00am-3:30pm; Monday through Friday; Full time
Second Shift: 3:25pm-1:25am; Monday through Thursday; Full-time; 5% Premium

Driver’s license required.
Employees subject to random drug and alcohol testing.

Excellent Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, STD and Life Insurance, and 401K
VM&W is an equal opportunity employer.

CNC Mill Machine Operator – 1st & 2nd Shift

Job Summary
Vertical and Horizontal CNC Machining operators must produce quality products that exceed customer expectations on Haas machines. Previous experience and familiarity with tooling and fixturing, Mastercam, PRO-E, and Solidworks would be a plus.

Responsibilities

Must be able to read and interpret drawings, blue prints, and job traveler.
Required to accurately log in/out of jobs and report quantities completed/scrapped.
Able to verify material types being milled, detect and report defective or questionable materials, and perform tolerance checks during production.
Verify print matches part being milled. Must set up area and machine for job.
Notify supervisor of quality/tolerance issues, prior to running job.
Maintain tolerances and finish quality on job during production and upon completion.
Have quality control check first part with red dot on work card for approval to run.
Maintain and perform daily and scheduled maintenance on tools and equipment.
Check parts using approved tools from quality control and sign off on job cards before moving job to next operation.
Involve quality control and engineers if parts found to be out of tolerance.
Notify management of machine failure and assist with maintenance.
Must use simple/basic math and basic hand-held measuring tools.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.

First Shift: 7:00am-3:30pm; Monday through Friday; Full-time
Second Shift: 3:25pm-1:25am; Monday through Thursday; Full-time; 5% Premium

Experience
One year of experience CAM programming.
Three years of experience with CNC.
High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).

Must pass drug screening.

Excellent Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, STD and Life Insurance, and 401K
VM&W is an equal opportunity employer

Welder / Fabricator – 1st & 2nd Shift

Job Summary
Welders / Fabricators will operate metal fabrication equipment in compliance with company operating procedures using MIG, TIG, and ARC welding processes. They will also be required to become military weld certified in the MIG and TIG processes and able to make some fixturing to meet print specifications.

Responsibilities

Must be able to read and interpret drawings, blue prints, welding process specifications, and job traveler.
Required to accurately log in/out of jobs and report quantities completed/scrapped.
Verify print matches part being fabricated/welded.
Notify supervisor of quality/tolerance issues, prior to running job.
Maintain tolerances and finish quality on job during production and upon completion.
Have quality control check first part with red dot on work card for approval to run.
Maintain and perform daily and scheduled maintenance on tools and equipment.
Check parts using approved tools from quality control and sign off on job cards before moving job to next operation.
Involve quality control and engineers if parts found to be out of tolerance.
Must use basic hand-held measuring tools.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.

First Shift: 7:00am-3:30pm; Monday through Friday; Full time
Second Shift: 3:25pm-1:25am; Monday through Thursday; Full time; 5% Premium

Experience

One year of experience is preferred.
High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).

Driver’s license required.
Must pass drug screening.

*On-site weld test and math test will be required.*

Excellent Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, STD and Life Insurance, and 401K
VM&W is an equal opportunity employer.

CDL Class A Truck Driver – 1st Shift

Job Summary
The CDL Truck Driver must be highly motivated, detail oriented, and a dependable team player. The job includes shipping and receiving tasks that allows the driver to be home daily.

Responsibilities
• Performing packing and unpacking of shipment deliveries.
• Preparing shipping documents.
• Maintaining records of incoming and outgoing shipments.
• Managing proof of delivery paperwork from customers.
• Assisting workers in loading and unloading trucks.
• Securing trucking freight by hand.
• Checking mechanical aspects of the vehicle.
• Driving different types of trucks.

Experience/License
• Class A CDL license
• Three years of truck driving experience

First Shift: 7:00am-3:30pm; Monday through Friday; Full time

Driver’s license required.
Employees subject to random drug and alcohol testing.

Excellent Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, STD and Life Insurance, and 401K
VM&W is an equal opportunity employer.

Saw Operator – 1st & 2nd Shift

The Saw Operator will be responsible for cutting various materials and verifying that the material meets the blueprint specifications, which includes, but is not limited to dimensions, heat/lot number, material grade/type, etc. The operator is expected to maintain the material stock and notify supervisor if the material is running low..

Verify material being cut is correct, by referring to blueprint for material type and size.
Load and unload steel racks.
Must be able to read and interpret drawings, blueprint, and Job Travelers.
Request material when stock is running low or is empty.
Perform machine checks to make sure machine is aligned and in tolerance.
Regularly required to sit or stand, bend, and move about the facility.
Maintain and perform daily and scheduled maintenance on tools and equipment.
Check parts using approved tools from quality control and sign off on job cards before moving job to next operation.
Involve quality control and engineers if parts found to be out of tolerance.
Lifting of items 20 lbs. and occasional lifting of items not exceeding 50 lbs.
Must use simple/basic math and basic hand-held measuring tools.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.

First Shift: 7:00am-3:30pm; Monday through Friday; Full-time
Second Shift: 3:25pm-1:25am; Monday through Thursday; Full-time; 5% Premium

Driver’s license required.
Must pass drug screening.
High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).

Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, STD and Life Insurance, and 401K

shipping supervisor

Shipping Supervisor – 1st Shift

The Shipping Supervisor will perform a variety of tasks involved in receiving and shipping products to meet customer demands. Must have previous shipping/receiving experience. Must have experience with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

Manage daily shipping activities and employees to meet customer demands
Assure parts are packed, counted, and inventoried correctly
Schedule daily trucking; internal and external fleets
Maintain internal trucking maintenance
Communicate with customers regarding deliveries via email and phone
Order materials needed for proper packaging
Schedule overtime to accomplish on-time delivery
Rejects unsatisfactory items when necessary
Maintain records of received and shipped goods
Lifting of items 20 lbs. and occasional lifting of items not exceeding 50 lbs.
Utilize hand truck, pallet jack, and mobile carts, as required
Utilize Bar Coding Scanners as process dictates
Maintain and perform daily and scheduled maintenance on tools and equipment
Receiving and processing incoming stock and materials

First Shift: 7:00am-3:30pm; Monday through Friday; Full-time; Overtime Available

Driver’s license required.
Must pass drug screening.
High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).

Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, STD and Life Insurance, and 401K

CNC Technician – 2nd Shift

Responsibilities

Must be able to read and interpret drawings, blue prints, and routers.
Required to accurately log in/out of jobs and report quantities completed/scrapped.
Load and unload, inspect and stack parts, and use fork lift, hoist, or crane.
Required to use hand tools, grinders, torch and other special equipment as needed.
Assist engineering and quality to implement procedures and programs to improve performance.
Required to maintain quality standards, ISO standards, and safety standards per company policy.
Perform daily scheduled maintenance on tools and equipment and perform clean up procedures in department.
Assist in routine maintenance and repair on machine.
Must use simple/basic math and basic hand-held measuring tools.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Able to verify material types being used, detect and report defective or questionable materials, and perform tolerance checks during production.
Verify print matches part being milled. Must set up area and machine for job.
Have quality control check first part with red dot on work card for approval to run.

Second Shift: 3:25pm-1:25am; Monday through Thursday; Full time; 5% Premium

One year of experience is preferred.
Driver’s license required.
Must pass drug screening.
High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).

Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, STD and Life Insurance, and 401K

Brake Press Operator – 1st Shift

Brake Press Operator will bend, form, stretch, notch, punch, and/or straighten metal to meet job requirements and quality on part.

Able to program brake press, restore saved programs, set up and operate brake press.
Must be able to read and interpret drawings, blue prints, and job traveler.
Must be able to read gauges, micrometers, and apply principals for geometric tolerances.
Lifting of items 20 lbs. and occasional lifting of items, not exceeding 50 lbs.
Required to accurately log in/out of jobs and report quantities completed/scrapped.
Able to verify material types, detect and report defective or questionable materials, and perform tolerance checks during production.
Verify print matches part being pressed. Must set up area and machine for job.
Notify supervisor of quality/tolerance issues, prior to running job.
Maintain tolerances and finish quality on job during production and upon completion.
Have quality control check first part with red dot on work card for approval to run.
Maintain and perform daily and scheduled maintenance on tools and equipment.
Check parts using approved tools from quality control and sign off on job cards before moving job to next operation.
Involve quality control and engineers if parts found to be out of tolerance.
Notify management of machine failure and assist with maintenance.
Must use simple/basic math and basic hand-held measuring tools.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.

First Shift: 7:00am-3:30pm; Monday through Friday; Full time

One year of experience is preferred.
Driver’s license required.
Must pass drug screening.
High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).

Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, STD and Life Insurance, and 401K

Accounting, HR Assistant – 1st Shift

The Accounting, Human Resources Assistant will provide assistance in the Finance Department at Verhoff Machine & Welding. Various duties include accounts payable, purchase orders, accounts receivable invoicing, costing reports, and supporting payroll. The applicant will also provide assistance with Human Resource duties including new hires, benefits, time clock, and attendance records.

Qualifications
- - 2 years of Accounting experience.
  - Knowledge with Mirosoft Office and self-learner of software.
  - Attention to accuracy and detail.
  - Excellent organizational and communication skills.
  - Must be discreet and confidential with all information.
Job Type: Part Time (24-30 hours a week)

Account Manager – 1st Shift

Account Manager will maintain customer accounts, improve relationship, and build the customer base in a combination of an office and shop environment.

Responsibilities

Maintain strong customer relationships with existing accounts.
Act as main liaison between customers and VMW, providing up to date service to ensure customer satisfaction.
Meet with customers regularly to provide solutions to problems, review product needs, determine new opportunities and provide product quotes.
Perform quoting/ estimating/ costing and planning for customer’s needs.
Perform daily production reviews on customer account with general manager & scheduler.
Must have excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build solid relationships at all levels of the customer organization.
Must be able to read, learn, understand and interpret drawings, blue prints.
Knowledge of metal fabrication and the production processing involved. Laser cutting, waterjet cutting, milling, brake pressing forming, welding, quality, painting, assembly, shop blasting.
Must work well with engineers, scheduler, and quality.
Maintain complete, accurate and orderly records.
Must have computer skills and knowledge.
Must have a Mechanical Aptitude.

Education and Experience

High School Diploma or equivalent (GED)
Prefer two year Mechanical engineer degree
Two years’ experience

First Shift: 7:00am-3:30pm; Monday through Friday; Full-time

Driver’s license required.
Employees subject to random drug and alcohol testing

Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, STD and Life Insurance, and 401K

Weld Robot Programmer – 1st Shift

The Robot Welder Programmer will set-up and operate robotic welder. The candidate will be responsible for programming and adjusting minor program changes, adjustments to welder, quality inspection, and reworking parts, if necessary. Will also be required to assemble parts into fixtures or jigs, bolt, clamp into position for welding. Mig weld.

Responsibilities

Set up, adjust, and operate Robotic Welder to meet quality spec welds. (Lead – Program robot computer, trouble shoot for technical problems. Train others.)
Select voltage, current, and wire feed settings within limits.
Assemble parts into fixtures, secure by clamping or bolting into position for welding.
Program the necessary robot and position movements for optimum efficiency.
Check, verify, correct as needed during cycle.
Must be able to read and interpret drawings, blue prints, routers, Job Travelers.
Assist in routine machine maintenance and repair on machine.
Regularly required to sit or stand, reach, bend, and move about the facility.
Lifting of items 20 lbs. and occasional lifting of items not exceeding 50 lbs.

First Shift: 7:00am-3:30pm; Monday through Friday; Full-time

Driver’s license required.
Must pass drug screening.
High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).

Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, STD and Life Insurance, and 401K

CNC Laser Operator – 1st & 2nd Shift

CNC Laser Operator will set-up and operate multi–axis CNC Laser performing hole drilling, trimming, slotting, and general sheet metal cutting operations that meet drawing specs.

Must be able to read and interpret drawings, blue prints, and routers.
Required to accurately log in/out of jobs and report quantities completed/scrapped.
Required to accurately complete material tagging/inventory requirements when moving parts to the next operation.
Able to verify material types being used, detect and report defective or questionable materials, and perform tolerance checks during production.
Able to understand CNC Programming and edit when necessary, saved programs, recover from laser errors, adjust cutting parameter, change and adjust nozzle alignment (laser beam focal point).
Set up and operate CNC Laser, keeping Laser in operation at maximum capacity.
Load and unload, inspect and stack parts, and use fork lift, hoist, or crane.
Required to use hand tools, grinders, torch and other special equipment as needed.
Assist engineering and quality to implement procedures and programs to improve performance.
Required to maintain quality standards, ISO standards, and safety standards per company policy.
Perform daily scheduled maintenance on tools and equipment and perform clean up procedures in department.
Assist in routine laser maintenance and repair on machine.
Must use simple/basic math and basic hand-held measuring tools.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.

First Shift: 7:00am-3:30pm; Monday through Friday; Full time
Second Shift: 3:25pm-1:25am; Monday through Thursday; Full time; 5% Premium

One year of experience is preferred.
Driver’s license required.
Must pass drug screening.
High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).

Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, STD and Life Insurance, and 401K

Paint Details

Paint VM&W specializes in painting parts for a wide range of industries. We require certification for these different types of paint, from prep to the finished product and are EPA compliant. Our down draft primer booth, down draft paint booth, and primer and paint ovens are all located at our facility, which simplifies the painting process for our customers.

Industries

The United States Military
Construction
Agriculture
Industrial
Automotive (Class B)
Water – Treatment
Heating & Cooling

Part Prep Available

Sand Blasting
Chemical Conversion Coatings
Sanding
Grinding

Painting Available

MIL-SPEC
Industrial
Automotive (Class B)
CARC
Heat-Resistant
Anti-Skid
Epoxy
Urethane
Enamel

Equipment

GRACO ProMix 2KS Computerized Paint Spraying System
GRACO Air Pro Pressure Feed Spray Guns: Up to 75% Transfer Efficiency
650’ Conveyer Line
Primer and Paint Bake Ovens: 120°F to 240°F, Parts Up to 4’ wide/6’ tall/15’ long

Machining Details

Our Machining department is offered as a support department to the rest of VM&W. We can put the finishing touches on your project with the ability to turn, mill, drill, chamfer, bevel, and cut keyways. We also have MasterCam off-line programming that assists in reducing down time, which in return, allows our customers to save.

Horizontal Machines	Verticle Machines	Other Machines
Haas EC 1600-4X 64″ X 40″ X 30″ (xyz) Haas HS 2 38″ X 35″ X 25″ (xyz)	Haas VF-5SS (20hp) 50″ X 20″ X 25″ (xyz) Haas VF-5SS (20hp) 50″ X 26″ X 25″ (xyz) Haas VF-5XT (30hp) 60″ X 26″ X 25″ (xyz) Haas TM2 Tool Room Mill 40″ X 16″ X 16″ (xyz) Haas VF-4 (20hp) 50″ X 20″ X 24-1/2″ (xyz) Haas VF-9 (30 hp) 84″ X 40″ X 30″ (xyz) Haas 40-Taper VF-11 (20 hp) 120″ X 40″ X 30″ (xyz)	Chevalier CNC Mill Index CNC Mill Proto Track 1745P 14″ X 48″

Sheet Metal Punch Press

Trumpf 260A Rotational Sheet Metal Machining Center – Punch, Nibble & Stamp

Up to 0.25″ Mild Steel
Up to 0.025″ Stainless Steel
Up to 52″ x 120″ Sheets

CUTOFF DETAILS

SAWING & SHEARING
VM&W has a variety of equipment to handle your sawing, shearing, and iron working needs.

Amada HA 400 16″
Miter HydroMech 14″
Cincinnati Mechanical Shear
- Up to 0.187″ Mild Steel
- Up to 0.125″ Stainless Steel
- Up to 0.187″ Aluminum
- 10′ Width
HTC Hydraulic Shear
- Up to 0.500″ Mild Steel
- Up to 0.375″ Stainless Steel
- Up to 0.375″ Grade 50
- Up to 0.500″ Aluminum
- 12′ Width
Peddinghaus Iron Worker

Commercial Gallery

Browse our gallery below to view some of the work we have done for our commercial clients. At Verhoff Machine & Welding we are committed to exceptional quality, precision workmanship, and meeting our customers’ every need.

VMW Floor Tiles
Bucket
Aerator
Stair Railing
Room Divider
Room Divider
Anchor Floor Tiles
Union Bank Floor Tiles

Shipping & Receiving CDL Driver

Verhoff Machine & Welding is committed to providing the highest quality services in the industry

Shipping & Receiving CDL Driver – 1st Shift

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