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8 2015 TOP SHOPS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
Which of the following inspection equipment is used?
CMM (located in quality department) 63.5% 49.8% 52.3%
Laser trackers 1.9% 5.3% 4.7%
Microscopes 42.3% 34.7% 36.1%
On-machine probes for workpiece measurement 46.2% 31.6% 34.3%
Optical comparators 67.3% 48.4% 52.0%
Portable measuring arms 23.1% 16.9% 18.1%
Shopfoor CMMs 23.1% 10.7% 13.0%
Vision systems 21.2% 17.8% 18.4%
None of these 15.4% 21.3% 20.2%
Which of the following ancillary machining
equipment/processes/software are used?
Ballbar calibration 25.0% 12.0% 14.4%
Barfeeders 44.2% 33.8% 35.7%
Bar pullers 36.5% 20.9% 23.8%
Chip handling equipment 46.2% 43.1% 43.7%
Finishing equipment (i.e. anodizing, passivation, plating, etc.) 23.1% 14.2% 15.9%
Heat treating equipment 21.2% 19.1% 19.5%
Machine condition monitoring
(i.e. monitoring spindle, environmental conditions, etc.) 25.0% 9.3% 12.3%
Machine connectivity (Ethernet) 61.5% 38.2% 42.6%
Machine mist control units 50.0% 27.1% 31.4%
Marking/engraving equipment 55.8% 40.4% 43.3%
None of these 7.7% 15.6% 14.1%
Which of the following metallic materials are machined?
Aluminum 96.2% 86.2% 88.1%
Brass 75.0% 66.2% 67.9%
Bronze 55.8% 51.6% 52.3%
Cast iron 44.2% 41.3% 41.9%
Compacted graphite iron 11.5% 8.4% 9.0%
Copper 48.1% 39.1% 40.8%
High-temp alloys (not titanium) 44.2% 40.0% 40.8%
Mild steels 86.5% 78.2% 79.8%
Stainless steels 94.2% 79.1% 81.9%
Titanium 42.3% 36.9% 37.9%
Tool steel 61.5% 63.6% 63.2%
Other 3.8% 6.2% 5.8%