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Data Visibility Boosts Beryllium Shop’s Revenue

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To avoid scrap, the company makes test parts out of aluminum to prove out machining processes and programs before embarking on a beryllium version. Beryllium stock is about 10 times as expensive as aluminum, McKay says. Today, the shop primarily works on aerospace and defense parts, especially satellite structures and components.