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Laitram Machine Shop, Inc. (New Orleans, LA) produces a wide array of parts ranging from one-off engineering prototypes to parts in lot sizes in the thousands for such diverse applications as automated seafood processing equipment and digital marine seismic instruments, sprockets and shafts for modular plastic conveyor belts, as well as components for the oil and gas and biomedical industries.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It's a high-end shop with a technology list that includes CNC lathes, vertical machining centers, horizontal machining centers, and a fully qualified