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Executive Summary MACHInInG TECHnoloGY Top SHopS oTHer SHopS ALL SHopS 12.9% 17.6% 17.2% Which types of machining equipment does your business use? Broaching machines Drilling machines 48.4% 58.4% 57.6% Grinding machines (for re-grinding cutting tools) 38.7% 32.7% 33.2% Grinding machines (for workpieces) 48.4% 56.2% 55.6% Honing machines 25.8% 26.8% 26.7% Laser cutting machines 16.1% 11.4% 11.7% Lathes (non-CNC) 51.6% 67.3% 66.1% Machining centers, horizontal 61.3% 44.1% 45.4% Machining centers, vertical 83.9% 74.1% 74.8% Milling machines (non-CNC) 48.4% 65.9% 64.6% Sawing machines 67.7% 65.4% 65.6% Swiss-type lathes 12.9% 14.6% 14.5% Turning centers, horizontal CNC 58.1% 66.5% 65.8% Turning centers, vertical CNC 25.8% 19.5% 20.0% Turn-mill multitasking machines 29.0% 31.1% 30.9% Waterjet machines 3.2% 7.3% 7.0% Wire or sinker EDM 32.3% 25.7% 26.2% Cutting to zero stock (moldmaking) 22.6% 14.6% 15.2% Five-axis machining (full contouring) 32.3% 22.2% 22.9% Which of the following machining strategies does your business employ? Five-axis machining (positioning only) 25.8% 24.1% 24.2% Hard milling 35.5% 39.2% 38.9% Hard turning 41.9% 43.5% 43.4% High-speed machining 61.3% 48.1% 49.1% Large-part machining 29.0% 25.7% 25.9% Lights-out machining 41.9% 23.5% 24.9% Micromachining 9.7% 13.0% 12.7% Prototyping 54.8% 52.2% 52.4% Other 16.1% 8.9% 9.5% Does your shop have 3D part printing capability? No additive equipment is used 83.3% 83.1% 12.9% 9.9% 10.2% Yes, for manufacturing/part production in the customer's specifed material 6 80.6% Yes, for rapid prototyping 6.5% 6.7% 6.7% 2013 TOP SHOPS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY mmsonline.com/topshops