Burton Precision, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a machine tool distributor specializing in the application of metrology and 3D printing products. The company’s involvement in manufacturing crosses a breadth of industries with technologies that have a direct effect on successful product design and manufacture.

Most recently, a unique opportunity presented itself when the University of Michigan’s Human Submarine Team contacted Burton Precision to enlist our assistance in dealing with CAD issues related to producing a propeller for a submarine designed and built by students.

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