2010 Capital Spending Survey

Q4. What percentage of your 2010 capital equipment expenditures will be invested in each of the listed categories of machinery/equipment?

*NOTE: Total spending breakdown by major category.
  2010 %Total Investment
METALCUTTING
(See Metalcutting pie chart)
$5,609 mil Total 43.3
  New $3,612
Used $1,413
Rebuilt $584
 
Broaching   0.7
Drilling/tapping   3.1
Electrical discharge machining
(EDM—ram type)
  0.4
Electrical discharge machining
(EDM—wire type)
  2.5
Electrical discharge machining
(EDM—small hole)
  0.5
Gearcutting/grinding   2.3
Grinding—flat/surface   1.0
Grinding—cylindrical/external   1.3
Grinding—creep feed   0.5
Grinding—ID/OD   2.1
Grinding—internal   0.6
Grinding—centerless   0.8
Grinding—other types   0.6
Machining centers, horizontal
—400 mm pallet or below
  6.0
Machining centers, horizontal
—greater than 400 mm pallet
  11.8
Machining centers, vertical
—20 inch Y and below
  8.3
Machining centers, vertical
—greater than 20 inch Y
  8.0
Machining centers, waterjet   1.4
Milling/boring—horizontal   7.7
Milling—vertical   3.4
Sawing/cutoff   1.6
Turning, lathes horizontal or vertical —manual   1.6
Turning, lathes horizontal—CNC <10" chuck   4.6
Turning, lathes horizontal—CNC >10" chuck   3.1
Turning, lathes vertical —CNC   4.0
Turning centers, horizontal —CNC, < 10" chuck   7.4
Turning centers, horizontal —CNC, >10" chuck   5.6
Turning centers, vertical—CNC   2.6
Turning, screw machines (single, swiss & multi-spindle), automatic   1.1
Turning, screw machines (single, swiss & multi-spindle), CNC   3.5
Rotary transfer   0.3
Transfer machines and other special purpose   1.6
METAL FORMING
(See Metal Forming pie chart)
$1,321 mil Total 10.2
  New $851
Used $333
Rebuilt $137
 
Ironworkers   1.8
Press brakes   15.3
Stamping presses   16.5
Punch presses   9.8
Roll forming lines   7.5
Coil processing equipment   3.2
Shears   3.0
Laser cutting machines   17.7
Band saws   3.3
Thermal cutting machines   5.8
Waterjet cutting machines   2.1
Tube/pipe bending & forming machines   10.6
Tube/pipe production equipment   3.4
ASSEMBLY $2,086 mil Total 16.1
Synchronous automatic and semi-automatic   41.1
Non-synchronous automatic and semi-automatic   19.4
Portable power tools   15.5
Other assembly equipment   24.0
MATERIAL HANDLING $648 mil Total 5.0
Automated storage & retrieval systems (AS/RS)   12.2
Conveyors   16.1
Automated guided vehicles (AGVs)   6.4
Other   55.3
GAGING-INSPECTION-TESTING $946 mil Total 7.3
In-process gaging   35.3
Post-process gaging   14.0
Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs)
—automatic, DCC
  12.6
Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs)
—manual
  7.5
Testing   20.7
Vision systems   9.9
FINISHING EQUIPMENT $518 mil Total 4.0
Cleaning   23.9
Electroplating and anodizing   9.2
Painting   31.4
Deburring (vibratory finishing, polishing, buffing)   15.5
Powder coating   7.8
Air pollution control equipment   6.7
Water pollution control equipment   5.5
WELDING-RIVETING-BRAZING $518 mil Total 4.0
HEAT PROCESSING $220 mil Total 1.7
PLASTIC MOLDING $505 mil Total 3.9
OTHER $583 mil Total 4.5
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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