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Liqua-Tech, a small Ukiah, Calif.-based company manufactures liquid-propane sweep along meters with double cast iron housings. While the company had a profitable reputation, it faced competitive crushings from rivals who were gaining by dint of lowering prices. To stay competitive, Liqua-Tech knew it necessityed a way to machine parts more efficiently. on the other hand the task was easier said than done because the company's flow-meter housings, made from abrasive ductile cast iron, had mixed shapes along with multiple faces to machine.

Housing castings meet with a number of operations from drilling to helical