2009 Capital Spending Survey

Q4. What percentage of your 2009 capital equipment expenditures will be invested in each of the listed categories of machinery/equipment?

*NOTE: Total spending breakdown by major category.
  2009 %Total Investment
METALCUTTING
(See Metalcutting pie chart)
$7,094 mil Total 41.7
  New $4,958
Used $1,490
Rebuilt $646
 
Broaching   0.64
Drilling/tapping   1.72
Electrical discharge machining
(EDM—ram type)
  0.51
Electrical discharge machining
(EDM—wire type)
  1.74
Electrical discharge machining
(EDM—small hole)
  0.72
Gearcutting/grinding   2.76
Grinding—flat/surface   2.62
Grinding—cylindrical/external   1.68
Grinding—creep feed   0.64
Grinding—ID/OD   1.49
Grinding—internal   0.31
Grinding—centerless   0.89
Grinding—other types   2.24
Machining centers, horizontal
—400 mm pallet or below
  8.17
Machining centers, horizontal
—greater than 400 mm pallet
  11.87
Machining centers, vertical
—20 inch Y and below
  5.43
Machining centers, vertical
—greater than 20 inch Y
  6.93
Machining centers, waterjet   0.70
Milling/boring—horizontal   4.70
Milling—vertical   3.19
Sawing/cutoff   1.82
Turning, lathes horizontal or vertical —manual   1.70
Turning, lathes horizontal—CNC <10" chuck   6.7
Turning, lathes horizontal—CNC >10" chuck   7.05
Turning, lathes vertical —CNC   3.34
Turning centers, horizontal —CNC, < 10" chuck   5.14
Turning centers, horizontal —CNC, >10" chuck   3.66
Turning centers, vertical—CNC   2.48
Turning, screw machines (single, swiss & multi-spindle), automatic   1.63
Turning, screw machines (single, swiss & multi-spindle), CNC   4.12
Rotary transfer   0.26
Transfer machines and other special purpose   3.15
METAL FORMING
(See Metal Forming pie chart)
$1,905 mil Total 11.20
  New $1,332
Used $400
Rebuilt $173
 
Ironworkers   1.30
Press brakes   13.98
Stamping presses   21.48
Punch presses   7.67
Roll forming lines   4.24
Coil processing equipment   4.96
Shears   2.06
Laser cutting machines   19.92
Band saws   2.85
Thermal cutting machines   4.67
Waterjet cutting machines   2.30
Tube/pipe bending & forming machines   12.85
Tube/pipe production equipment   1.72
ASSEMBLY $2,535 mil Total 14.9
Synchronous automatic and semi-automatic   42.68
Non-synchronous automatic and semi-automatic   22.13
Portable power tools   16.24
Other assembly equipment   18.95
MATERIAL HANDLING $936 mil Total 5.5
Automated storage & retrieval systems (AS/RS)   14.50
Conveyors   27.65
Automated guided vehicles (AGVs)   7.55
Other   50.30
GAGING-INSPECTION-TESTING $1,072 mil Total 6.3
In-process gaging   31.31
Post-process gaging   13.76
Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs)
—automatic, DCC
  15.03
Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs)
—manual
  3.91
Testing   21.04
Vision systems   14.95
FINISHING EQUIPMENT $782 mil Total 4.6
Cleaning   20.75
Electroplating and anodizing   9.60
Painting   33.04
Deburring (vibratory finishing, polishing, buffing)   17.09
Powder coating   7.08
Air pollution control equipment   8.11
Water pollution control equipment   4.33
WELDING-RIVETING-BRAZING $817 mil Total 4.8
HEAT PROCESSING $391 mil Total 2.3
PLASTIC MOLDING $765 mil Total 4.5
OTHER $714 mil Total 4.2
For Example:

Computer Hardware & Software
Injection Molding Equipment
Die Casting Equipment
Rubber Molding Equipment
Electronic Assembly
Semiconductors
Specialized Equipment
Tooling
Woodworking Equipment
Environmental Equipment
Facility Upgrade




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