Manufacturing Today Issue - 236 May 2025 | Page 136

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consider in terms of the design. Not only must the casing be waterproof, but the client wants a compact, lightweight solution that doesn’ t compromise other design features. This project is a joint collaboration to continuously tweak the design until we create the perfect motor casing for its specific underwater applications.”
With such innovation and collaboration at its core, Future AM is sure to continue delivering high-quality products for customers’ specific applications. To close our conversation, Ashok shares the company’ s current trajectory, as well as what’ s next.“ The first few months of 2025 have been fairly slow for a couple of reasons, both around political uncertainty,” he shares.“ Our UK customers are hesitant following the change in government, but our US customers are also facing uncertainty around tariff levels introduced by the new administration. However, we’ re seeing increased defense spending among our UK
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