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Metal Cutting
ANSI B11.5 1998 (R08) Ironworkers- Safety Requirements for Construction, Care, and Use
The requirements of this standard apply to those combination, multipurpose powered machines that punch, shear, notch, cope and form metal or other materials commonly referred to as ironworkers. The requirements of this standard also apply to those single or multipurpose powered machines similar in construction to, and identical in the use of, an ironworker or portions thereof... More
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ANSI B11.11 2001 (R07) Safety Requirements for Gear and Spline Cutting Machines
This standard specifies safety requirements for the design, construction, operation and maintenance (including installation, dismantling and transport) of gear and spline cutting machines. The requirements of this standard apply to machines with single or multiple spindles that are specifically constructed to produce gear teeth by the process of hobbing, milling, shaping, and broaching. It also applies to those machines that shave, hone, lap, or chamfer gear teeth and machines used to produce ratchet, spline, or sprocket teeth... More
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Japan Machine Tool Statistics
(Last Modified: December 1, 2008; Next Update Date: As Needed/Requested)
Links to press releases and staticstics from Japan Machine Tool Builders Association (JMTBA) for machine tools.
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U.S. Manufacturing Technology Consumption: Metal Cutting Machine Tools
(Last Modified: November 25, 2008; Next Update Date: August, 2009)
Includes consumption data for U.S. Manufacturing Technology, metal cutting machine tools in units and values from 1996 - 2007. Contains U.S. shipments, imports, exports, domestic consumption, and exports as a percentage of production.
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Trade Opportunity Subscription
November 24, 2008 - The newest updates include customers looking to purchase a CNC Vertical Machining Center, CNC Lathes, machining line for aluminum blocks, and workholding systems for the new monoblock machinging systems in Mexico.
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USMTC Detail Summary Report
November 10, 2008 – September U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $439.51 million, according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association and AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTC program, was up 32.0% from August but down 1.4% from the total of $445.56 million reported for September 2007. With a year-to-date total of $3,462.69 million, 2008 is up 11.4% compared with 2007.
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U.S. Foreign Trade Full Report of the Manufacturing Technology Industry
U.S. machine tool exports valued $215.6 million in September, down 10.1% from Augusts' total of $239.8 million. Exports for YTD 2008 totaled $1,852.2 million, an increase of 16.6% when compared to the same period of 2007. Monthly machine tool imports valued $388.9 million in September, down 16.2% from Augusts' total of $464.1 million. Imports for YTD 2008 totaled $3,914.1 million, an increase of 16.3% when compared to the same period for 2007.
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