Our company has been quietly involved in an R&D project with a major aerospace company for the last three years to figure out how to design a machine tool to cut the new triple-nickel titanium materials. Alongside cutting tool manufacturers, we have learned a great deal, and we continue to learn every day—not just how to cut titanium (you can do that with a file), but how to cut it more productively and economically. We are building these machines and taking orders, but the process of perfecting techniques for machining titanium 5553 is ongoing. That’s why I’m cautious when I hear a company claim they have the “quintessential titanium” or “heavy metal” machine.