Top Shops Executive Summary

2015

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TOP SHOPS OTHER SHOPS ALL SHOPS Executive Summary 6 2015 TOP SHOPS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY mmsonline.com/topshops MACHINING TECHNOLOGY Which types of machining equipment does your business use? Broaching machines 15.4% 12.0% 12.6% Drilling machines 44.2% 60.9% 57.8% Flexible manufacturing systems 11.5% 6.2% 7.2% Gearcutting machines 7.7% 5.8% 6.1% Grinding machines (for re-grinding cutting tools) 13.5% 29.3% 26.4% Grinding machines (for workpieces) 42.3% 50.7% 49.1% Honing machines 23.1% 20.0% 20.6% Laser cutting machines 7.7% 9.3% 9.0% Lathes (non-CNC) 51.9% 68.9% 65.7% Machining centers, horizontal CNC 50.0% 41.8% 43.3% Machining centers, vertical CNC 92.3% 78.2% 80.9% Milling machines (non-CNC) 61.5% 69.8% 68.2% Plasma or oxy-fuel CNC cutting machines 7.7% 9.8% 9.4% Sawing machines 78.8% 63.6% 66.4% Swiss-type lathes 15.4% 12.0% 12.6% Turning centers, horizontal CNC 71.2% 65.8% 66.8% Turning centers, vertical CNC 19.2% 16.4% 17.0% Turn-mill multitasking machines 53.8% 26.7% 31.8% Twin-spindle CNC turning machines 25.0% 18.7% 19.9% Twin-turret CNC turning machines 13.5% 8.4% 9.4% Waterjet machines 1.9% 6.2% 5.4% Wire or sinker EDM 15.4% 28.9% 26.4% Which of the following machining strategies does your business employ? Cutting to zero stock (moldmaking) 11.5% 12.9% 12.6% Five-axis machining (full contouring) 38.5% 16.4% 20.6% Five-axis machining (positioning only) 36.5% 18.7% 22.0% Four-axis machining (full contouring) 50.0% 34.7% 37.5% Four-axis machining (positioning only) 61.5% 36.4% 41.2% Hard milling 36.5% 37.8% 37.5% Hard turning 48.1% 35.1% 37.5% High-speed machining 59.6% 44.9% 47.7% Large-part machining 21.2% 27.6% 26.4% Lights-out machining 46.2% 21.8% 26.4% Micromachining 11.5% 9.3% 9.7% Prototyping 61.5% 49.3% 51.6% Other 3.8% 4.9% 4.7%

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