Assembly - December 2008 - (Page 35) guns and other products will decrease spending on assembly technology. Specifically, plants in NAIC 332 will spend $317 million on new equipment next year. That’s 7 percent less than what they spent in 2008, and it’s less than half what the industry spent just 2 years ago. All totaled, NAIC 332 will represent 12 percent of total spending— the lowest percentage for this industry since 2002. Although 16 percent of plants in this industry will spend more than $1 million on assembly technology in 2009— a higher percentage than three other industries—66 percent will spend less than $250,000. As a result, the median budget for this industry is just $75,000, the lowest figure of any industry. Safety is a major concern in this industry. Some 21 percent of plants will buy equipment next year to improve safety. That’s 5 percentage points more than for all U.S. plants, and it’s twice the percentage for transportation equipment manufacturers. Assemblers Don't Hold Back 90 80 70 60 51 50 Percent of plants 40 31 30 20 10 0 16 20 17 23 24 25 49 84 80 83 77 76 69 50 50 57 55 45 43 58 42 75 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Spending on assembly technology may have been flat in 2008, but at least assemblers spent most of what they planned. In August—when most of our surveys were completed—58 percent of our respondents had spent at least 70 percent of their 2008 equipment budgets. That’s still well below historic levels, but it’s the biggest percentage in five years. Electrical Equipment and Appliances In October, W hirlpool Cor p. announced that it will cut 5,000 jobs by the end of 2009 due to the global credit crisis and low demand for appliances in North America and Europe. Most of the cuts will come from closing assembly plants in LaVergne, TN, Jackson, TN, Oxford, MEDI-CAM MEDI-CAM ® Move it smoothly…Position it perfectly…Do it Fast!! ® Reliable performance everyday…24/7! Medi-Cam Precision Link Conveyors have been medical device manufacturer's choice for more than 15 years and are designed for precision, high speed assembly and packaging of pharmaceutical & medical devices. *Complies to “Clean Room” & GAMP standards *Unmatched positional accuracy +/-0.002” *High Speed - 200 per minute index cycle rates MINI PRECISION LINK CONVEYOR Medi-Cam Part Elevators are designed to improve the pre-feed flow of individual component parts presented for assembly and installation on automated machinery. Providing controlled flow for optimal production performance and are ideally suited in feeding parts for pharmaceutical and medical devices. * “Clean Room” & GAMP Compatible. * Allows fast production changeovers. * Ergonomic floor level part loading. Innovative Conical * improved part flow.Hoppers for * All Stainless Steel construction. 125 LITER HOPPER SERVO LINK CONVEYOR 200 LITER HOPPER LINEAR PRECISION TRANSFER CHASSIS PRECISION LINK CONVEYOR CLEAN ROOM COMPATIBLE Call Today! 973-300-0090 ISO 9001:2000 Certified Call Today! 973-300-0090 ISO 9001:2000 Certified www.assemblymag.com December 2008 / ASSE M B LY 35 http://www.cdsindexers.com http://www.cdsindexers.com http://www.assemblymag.com
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