Beck Engineering, Inc.s core competencies include leading-edge R&D, development of proprietary manufacturing processes, and the ability to produce product/equipment using state-of-the-art machine tools and proprietary manufacturing processes. The firms R&D work focuses on thermo-fluidic equipment and advanced-technology machine tools. The thermo-fluidic product/equipment includes thermal power systems (for example, Stirling generators), refrigeration systems (coolers), cryogenic refrigeration systems (cryocoolers), and compact heat exchangers. The advanced-technology machine tools include machining centers, turning centers, high-speed compact milling heads, compact drilling heads, and proprietary manufacturing processes. Beck Engineering, Inc. constantly develops and refines proprietary manufacturing processes enabling improved R&D. One of the firms proprietary manufacturing processes is Finishing Touch Honing (FTH)(R) process: processing of hardened (to greater than 45 Rockwell C) parts for various industry segments: automotive, bearing, marine, punch and die, mold, hydraulics and pneumatics, machine tool, and aerospace.