May 6, 2026

Last week, a Tier 2 supplier in Germany—a long-time vendor to aerospace giants—called us. Their Chief Engineer was frustrated. His team was processing deep-cavity structural parts made from Grade 5 Titanium (Ti-6Al-4V). They had already burned through carbide milling cutters from three different suppliers. The results were disastrous: edges chipped within two hours, or the […]