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Listen: The Bluegrass & Old-Time ProgramA worker operating Swiss jig borer at the Visioneering factory - Sarasota, Florida
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Drilling and boring
Machining
Jig borers
Machine-tools
Beryllium
Beryllium industry--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota
Nonferrous metal industries--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota
Aerospace industries--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota
Employees--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota
Guided missile industries--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota
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The machining of a rare metal, beryllium, at the Visioneering Company requires equipment and skill that guarantee accuracy to within 1/25,000,000 of an inch. The company makes component parts that have become a vital link in the missile, rocket, and atomic energy program of the United States and is one of the handful of such firms in the world. Beryllium is one of the lighter metals with almost the strength of steel. It will not rust. Experts have estimated that using beryllium in the last stage of the three-stage moon rocket will save 200,000 pounds of fuel.
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