Since the pelican community never seems to disappoint when it comes to obscure topics, we have a piece of equipment that requires the use of cadmium. To fabricate the part, we apply the cadmium to aluminum structure of the part using a flame-spraying process and then machine the cadmium down to the required thickness.
We are in the process of fabricating another one of these items now and our previous source for the cadmium machining won't do it again. And...we can't find anyone else to do it either. Something about all of their employees dying, blah blah blah.
Just kidding...
Does any know of a company that might be willing to machine some cadmium? The part is reasonable large (roughly a meter in diameter and maybe 1.5 m tall)?