TOOLING TECHNOLOGY EXISTS WHICH HAS PROVEN TO BE CAPABLE OF SUCCESSFULLY PRODUCING CLOSE TOLERANCE BORES WITH FINE MICRO FINISH RESULTS (16 RMS OR BETTER) ON A ROUTINE BASIS. THESE TOOLS CAN BE COUPLED WITH CONVENTIONAL MACHINING EQUIPMENT FOR A QUALITY PART PROCESS WITH MINIMAL INVESTMENT. THE PROCESS HAS PROVEN ITSELF EFFECTIVE FOR MATERIAL CONDITIONS, AS IS EXPECTED WHEN CASTINGS FROM VARIOUS VENDOR SOURCES ARE OBTAINED. ADDITIONALLY, SAVINGS IN WORK-IN-PROCESS LEVELS AND SCRAP AND REWORK CONTRIBUTE TO THE SAVINGS OBTAINED IN DIRECT LABOR COSTS. FINALLY, LESS FLOOR SPACE IS REQUIRED TO PRODUCE PARTS SINCE FLEXIBLE, CONVENTIONAL EQUIPMENT IS USED UNIVERSALLY.