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As Reata Engineering and Machine Works CEO Grady Cope looks on, a worker prepares a Hexagon machine to confirm that parts meet customers' standards, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Englewood, Colo. At Reata, which makes parts for aircraft and medical device manufacturers, "efficiency was kind of forced on us,'' Cope said. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
A box of parts for blood plasma pumps sits ready for shipping from Reata Engineering and Machine Works Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Englewood, Colo. At Reata, which makes parts for aircraft and medical device manufacturers, "efficiency was kind of forced on us,'' CEO Grady Cope said. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Semiconductor pieces sit in a shipping box as they are produced in a Mazak Variaxis machine at Reata Engineering and Machine Works Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Englewood, Colo. Reata, which supplies the aviation and medical device industries, has invested heavily in software that automates its manufacturing processes. It's also been training workers to use more sophisticated equipment. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Grady Cope, CEO of Reata Engineering & Machine Works, holds up a solenoid housing for a blood plasma pump, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Englewood, Colo. At Reata, which makes parts for aircraft and medical device manufacturers, "efficiency was kind of forced on us,'' Cope said. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
A Halter robot collects a finished piece for blood pressure pumps from a Mazak Integrex at Reata Engineering and Machine Works Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Englewood, Colo. Reata, which supplies the aviation and medical device industries, has invested heavily in software that automates its manufacturing processes. It's also been training workers to use more sophisticated equipment. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
A worker at Reata Engineering and Machine Works programs a Mazak Variaxis machine used to make semiconductor pieces, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Englewood, Colo. Reata, which supplies the aviation and medical device industries, has invested heavily in software that automates its manufacturing processes. It's also been training workers to use more sophisticated equipment. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)