Precise Laser Waterjet & Stamping (PLW&S, North Aurora, IL) specializes in fabricating precision parts in short to medium runs, typically around 1,000 pieces, and prototyping. By the late 1980s, PLW&S began to experience a downturn as traditional customers moved their stamping-or even their entire business-offshore. The company responded through diversification and a strategy to expand by adding capabilities, initially those complementary to stamping. Today, PLW&S also offers EDM machining, CNC milling and welding.