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# Blog

# How to Navigate Material Shortages in Swiss Machining, with Steve Tamasi—EP. 153

*Posted on* **April 14, 2022** *by*  **Kevin Rauscher**

Interested in finding out how the raw material shortage has affected Swiss Machining?

Our very own CEO of [Boston Centerless](https://www.linkedin.com/company/boston-centerless/), [Steven Tamasi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAFdeiwBsHq2h4CNV-YA5ZNtRFppThaZejo) joins Noah Graff on [Today's Machining World](https://www.linkedin.com/company/todays-machining-world/)'s Swarfcast to discuss the raw material shortage along with the impact the War in Ukraine has had on pig iron.

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