Materials Selection Analysis at the conception and design stage in new product development can save big money down the road. By evaluating the service stresses and environment in which a product or individual component will function, Metallurgical Associates, Inc will recommend a choice of materials that provide maximum performance at minimum purchase and processing cost. This small investment at the initial stage of the product development process provides savings throughout the life of the product. Additional profitability is realized in both production and service life in the form of manufacturing and service problems and failures that didn't happen.

Revisions in materials and processing used in current production are also well worth reviewing. In many cases, alternative materials can revitalize components or products that might otherwise require costly redesign from the ground up, or realize greater profitability from existing production.