The avia­ti­on indus­try has had a hard landing, and with it sup­pli­ers of all stripes. What remains is the insight that in such unsta­ble times only the will to chan­ge is a way out. Parts for high-per­for­mance appli­ca­ti­ons in par­ti­cu­lar requi­re the tigh­test tole­ran­ces and high-pre­cis­i­on surfaces.