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Q6: What percentage of your 2009 spending on equipment will be invested in each of the following categories:

 
2009
(in millions)
% of Total investment
METALCUTTING
Electrical discharge machines (ram/sinker, small hole and 
  hole poppers
$95.8
9.2%
Grinding machines, flat/surface, ID/OD
$30.2
2.9%
Machining centers, horizontal—400 mm pallet or below
$71.9
6.9%
Machining centers, horizontal—greater than 400 mm pallet
$94.8
9.1%
Machining centers, vertical—20 inch Y or below
$102.1
9.8%
Machining centers, vertical—greater than 20 inch Y
$105.2
10.1%
Machining centers, 5 axis

$74.9

7.2%

Milling/boring machines
$30.2
2.9%
Turning machines, horizontal and vertical—CNC
$61.4
5.9%
INSPECTION/TESTING    
Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs)—automatic, DCC or 
  manual
$14.6
1.4%
Vision systems, laser-rader, laser tracker
$10.4
1.0%
OTHER
Cutting tools
$103.1
9.9%
Workholding
$53.1
5.1%
CAD/CAM
$45.8
4.4%
Mold-flow analysis
$7.3
0.7%
Welding/mold repair supplies
$79.2
7.6%
Other
$61.5
5.9%


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