Faraday was recognized in a US Army article describing a new mortar manufacturing process that utilizes electrochemical machining to produce improved weapons at lower cost. FARADAYIC(R) Electrowinning is incorporated into the manufacturing process to eliminate the waste that is generated during the ECM process. The ECM process leaves a polished surface without the machining marks and the residual surface stresses produced by mechanical machining. It can achieve extreme precision in geometric parts with complex geometry, and not only eliminate the waste, but recover the metals for reuse.