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Q4. What percentage of your 2008 capital equipment expenditures will be invested in each of the listed categories of machinery/equipment?

*NOTE: Total spending breakdown by major category.
  2008 %Total Investment
METALCUTTING
(See Metalcutting pie chart)
$7,211 mil Total 40.4
  New $5,083
Used $1,493
Rebuilt $635
 
Broaching   0.7
Drilling/tapping   2.37
Electrical discharge machining
(EDM—ram type)
  0.9
Electrical discharge machining
(EDM—wire type)
  1.82
Electrical discharge machining
(EDM—small hole)
  0.59
Gearcutting/grinding   3.06
Grinding—flat/surface   1.79
Grinding—cylindrical/external   1.26
Grinding—creep feed   0.26
Grinding—ID/OD   0.89
Grinding—internal   0.57
Grinding—centerless   0.88
Grinding—other types   0.37
Machining centers, horizontal
—400 mm pallet or below
  6.19
Machining centers, horizontal
—greater than 400 mm pallet
  17.65
Machining centers, vertical
—20 inch Y and below
  5.15
Machining centers, vertical
—greater than 20 inch Y
  7.59
Machining centers, waterjet   0.75
Milling/boring—horizontal   6.07
Milling—vertical   4.31
Sawing/cutoff   1.50
Turning, lathes horizontal or vertical —manual   1.82
Turning, lathes horizontal—CNC <10" chuck   7.06
Turning, lathes horizontal—CNC >10" chuck   6.13
Turning, lathes vertical —CNC   1.52
Turning centers, horizontal —CNC, < 10" chuck   5.27
Turning centers, horizontal —CNC, >10" chuck   5.68
Turning centers, vertical—CNC   1.04
Turning, screw machines (single, swiss & multi-spindle), automatic   1.28
Turning, screw machines (single, swiss & multi-spindle), CNC   2.64
Rotary transfer   1.20
Transfer machines and other special purpose   1.69
METAL FORMING
(See Metal Forming pie chart)
$1,999 mil Total 11.20
  New $1,409
Used $414
Rebuilt $176
 
Ironworkers   1.45
Press brakes   12.26
Stamping presses   20.58
Punch presses   12.47
Roll forming lines   5.52
Coil processing equipment   6.82
Shears   1.34
Laser cutting machines   19.19
Band saws   2.81
Thermal cutting machines   1.72
Waterjet cutting machines   2.65
Tube/pipe bending & forming machines   9.33
Tube/pipe production equipment   3.86
ASSEMBLY $2,945 mil Total 16.5
Synchronous automatic and semi-automatic   47.15
Non-synchronous automatic and semi-automatic   17.12
Portable power tools   11.51
Other assembly equipment   24.22
MATERIAL HANDLING $1,017 mil Total 5.7
Automated storage & retrieval systems (AS/RS)   18.53
Conveyors   25.3
Automated guided vehicles (AGVs)   3.32
Other   52.85
GAGING-INSPECTION-TESTING $1,196 mil Total 6.7
In-process gaging   31.06
Post-process gaging   15.63
Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs)
—automatic, DCC
  18.85
Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs)
—manual
  4.68
Testing   18.53
Vision systems   11.25
FINISHING EQUIPMENT $857 mil Total 4.8
Cleaning   19.8
Electroplating and anodizing   20.01
Painting   18.7
Deburring (vibratory finishing, polishing, buffing)   17.1
Powder coating   8.5
Air pollution control equipment   8.03
Water pollution control equipment   7.9
WELDING-RIVETING-BRAZING $785 mil Total 4.4
HEAT PROCESSING $357 mil Total 2.0
PLASTIC MOLDING $767 mil Total 4.3
OTHER $714 mil Total 4.0
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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