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Employees: 4,154, union

Total Square Footage: 2,667,638

Primary Product/market: targeting and detection systems for the defense industry

Start-up: 1957

Achievements: EPA National Environmental Performance Track; National Safety Council Excellence Achievement award; 100% on-time delivery, 99% ROIC

To get from the main machining room and into the precision machining room at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Orlando Operations, one passes through an airlock. One also passes from the past and into the future of high-tech machining.

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This isn't your ordinary shop floor by any stretch. Gone are the scrap bins, as there is no need for them. "On a good day, each of the precision machines produces enough scrap to fill the palm of your hand," says Brian Kubik, senior manager of the Machining Operations Center.