MQ333W Metalworking Machinery

CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
2008

MQ333W — METALWORKING MACHINERY
DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Scope of survey
This survey covers all United States companies engaged
in the manufacture of new and remanufactured industrial
type metal cutting/removal and metal forming types of
metalworking machinery, including numerical control type
(Sections I and II). Rebuilt machines are not collected on
this survey.
2. Figures to be reported

EXAMPLE:
Report all drilling machines valued at less than $3,025
each with item code 1205, "All drilling machines
valued under $3,025 each."
Report drilling machines valued at $3,025 or more each
by the specific type of machine designated under item
codes 1215 through 1265.
See Reference List, page 3. Do not combine machines
valued at less than $3,025 with machines valued at
$3,025 or more.

Companies with more than one establishment
manufacturing the products covered by this survey are
requested to complete a separate report form for each
location. If you have not received a separate form for
each of your establishments, call the contact shown on
the report form or write to the U.S. Census Bureau for
additional forms.

SHIPMENTS OF MACHINES EQUIPPED W ITH
NUMERICAL CONTROLS (NC)

QUANTITY AND VALUE OF SHIPMENTS
The figures on quantity and value of shipment should
include the physical shipments of all products sold,
transferred to other establishments within your company,
or shipped on consignment, whether for domestic or
export sale. The value represents the net sales price,
f.o.b. plant, to the customer or branch to which the
products are shipped, net of discounts, allowances,
freight charges, and returns. Assign shipments to your
ow n branches the same value as com parable sales to
unaffiliated customers, i.e., the value includes an
appropriate allocation of com pany overhead and profit.
Do not include in shipments products bought and resold
without further manufacture.
VALUE OF EXPORT SHIPMENTS
For purposes of this report, domestic includes shipm ents
to destinations within the 50 States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as
to the U.S. Arm ed Forces abroad for their own use. All
other shipments are exports. Report the value of export
shipments by type of machine.
VALUE OF UNFILLED ORDERS

In addition to including the shipments of metalworking
machines equipped with numerical controls with total
machines shipped, also report data on numerical control
type machines separately in columns 4 and 5 immediately
following the total for each type of machine. The value
of machine tools equipped with numerical controls should
include the value of the controls.
LEASED MACHINES
For products leased or rented by your company, report
the number and estimated values. The estimate should
approximate the value of the products sold outright. If no
such prices exist, base the value on the assessment
placed on these items for tax, insurance, or similar
purposes.
SUBCONTRACT W ORK
Include in the report complete products manufactured for
you by others on a subcontract basis. Exclude complete
machines produced by you for others on a subcontract
basis, unless manufactured for an affiliated company.
IMPORTED OR ASSEMBLED COMPONENTS
Do not report on this survey if:
a. The products you shipped were imported complete or
machined for assembly.

Report the dollar value of orders received (for domestic
and export) which have not passed through your sales
accounts at the end of each quarter. Unfilled orders at
the end of the quarter are equal to unfilled orders at the
beginning of the quarter, plus net new orders received
during the quarter, minus net sales.

b. The products you shipped were imported as
subassemblies purchased and not machined further or
large parts which required minimal assembly with hand
tools and no metalworking.
Report on this survey if:

BY VALUE OF MACHINE
Separate machines which are valued at less than $3,025
each from machines valued at $3,025 or more.

a. Parts for your products were imported and the
assembly and fabrication consisted of metal working or
further machining.
b. Your establishm ent possesses the complete
product design and performs in-house machining.

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DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS — Continued

3. Definitions
MACHINE TYPES

Classify as “continuous path,” machines equipped with a
control system that permits "positioning" and "continuous
path" operations.

Metal cutting/removal type machine tools — These are
defined as new, power driven, complete machine tools,
not supported in the hands of an operator when in use.
They are used for removing metal in the form of chips,
vapor, or slag. Also included are honing machines,
lapping machines, grinders, and machines which cut
using electrical, laser, or waterjet techniques.

Continuous path or computer numerical control — These
are defined as machines equipped with "continuous path"
numerical program control systems activated by direct data
input (CNC) or manual data input (MDI).

Exclude small, low-priced, machine tools of light
construction such as lathes; drilling, grinding, and
milling machines; and polishing and buffing machines
designed primarily for home workshops, etc. Also
exclude all woodworking or primarily woodworking type
machines.

Report in this group all machines equipped with control
systems in which, in addition to point-to-point positioning,
the path of cutting is also automatically controlled by
means of numerical programs inserted into the systems.
Classify as “continuous path,” machines equipped with a
control system that permits "positioning" and "continuous
path" operations.

Metal forming type machine tools — These are defined
as new, power driven, complete machine tools, not
supported in the hands of an operator when in use.
They are used to press, forge, em boss, hammer,
extrude, blank, spin, shear, die cast, bend metal,
compacting powdered metal, tape laying, and printing
metal.

Digital readout systems including dial or plugboard —
These are defined as machines equipped with digital
readout systems or dial or plugboard type of prerecorded
motion programs control systems.
Report in this group all machines equipped with control
systems in which “positioning" or"continuous path" are
automatically com manded by num erical programs fed into
the system by an operator through dials, plugs, switches,
or any other numerical method.

“ALL OTHER" CLASSIFICATIONS
The last item of most major product categories is an “all
other" or "miscellaneous" group. W henever possible,
classify your products under the more specific heading
which most nearly describes them. Classify them as "all
other" only when a more specific description does not
apply. Describe the products that you classify as "all
other" in sufficient detail to perm it identification. This
may be done on a separate sheet of paper.

REMANUFACTURED MACHINE TOOLS
The basic machine carcass is reused with most of the iron
retained. All possible modern improvements are
incorporated. Ball screws and servo drives replace gear
boxes and lead screws. Headstocks are driven by AC
vector drive motors, and gears and range changes are
reduced or eliminated. Position feedback may be added, as
may CNC or PC controls. All of the electrics are replaced.
The end product is superior to the original product when it
left the factory as new.

TYPES OF NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED MACHINES
Positioning — These are defined as machines equipped
with "positioning" numerical control systems activated
by direct data input (DNC) or manual data input (MDI).
Report in this group all machines that have been
equipped with control systems in which point-to-point
positioning and cutting or forming (regardless of the
number of movement "axes" or auxiliary functions) are
controlled automatically by means of numerical programs
inserted into the systems.

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DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS — Continued

4. Comparability
If you also report in the Annual Survey of Manufactures
(Form MA-10000), the sum of values for item codes shown
in column (a) should correspond to the dollar values reported
under product class codes indicated in column (b) below:

Current Industrial Reports
(Form MQ333W )

Annual Survey of
Manufactures

Item code
(a)

Product class code
(b)

1125 through 1265

333512A pt

1991

3335121 pt

2010 through 2740

3335122

2801 through 2812

3335123

2920 through 3102
3309 through 3500

3335124

3721 through 3736

3335127

3820

3335128

3840 through 4630

3335129

5009 through 5270

3335131

5409 through 6305

3335133

6625 through 7173

3335135

4700

3335126

7200

3335137

pt = part

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METALWORKING MACHINERY

Product code

Item
code

Item description
SECTION I – METAL CUTTING/REMOVAL TYPE MACHINE TOOLS
BORING MACHINES (excluding Machining Centers) and DRILLING MACHINES
(excluding Machining Centers)
Machines valued at $3,025 each or more (excluding laser type)

333512A103

1125

Horizontal boring, drilling, and milling machines. Includes floor, table and
rail mounted, and all other boring machines (excluding boring lathes)

333512A105

1140

Precision and jig boring machines (including horizontal and vertical boring
machines)

333512A111

1205

All drilling machines valued under $3,025 each
Machines valued at $3,025 each or more (excluding laser type)

333512A113

1215

Vertical – (upright) drilling machines (including plain-upright and heavy duty)

333512A117

1235

Deep hole drilling machines

333512A120

1250

Multiple spindle drilling machines (cluster of spindles driven from one central
power unit)

333512A123

1265

All other drilling machines (including sensitive, vertical and radial)

1295

Total boring and drilling machines (Sum of item codes 1125–1265)

XXX

GEAR CUTTING MACHINES
3335121200

1991

Gear cutting machines includes: gear hobbers, shapers, teeth finishing,
bevel gear generators, and all other gear cutting machines
GRINDING, POLISHING, BUFFING, HONING, AND LAPPING MACHINERY
(excluding gear-tooth grinding, lapping, polishing, honing, and buffing
machines)

3335122101

2010

All grinding, polishing, buffing, honing, and lapping machines valued under
$3,025 each
Machines valued at $3,025 each or more

3335122110

2050

External cylindrical grinding machines

3335122120

2100

Internal cylindrical grinding machines

3335122122

2146

Surface grinding machines

3335122136

2225

All other disc grinders, bench, floor, snag, double spindle grinders, and
abrasive belt grinders

3335122142

2328

Tool, cutter, and drill point grinding machines (including universal and
special)

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Product code

Item
code

Item description
Section I — METAL CUTTING/REMOVAL TYPE MACHINE TOOLS — Continued
GRINDING, POLISHING, BUFFING, HONING, AND LAPPING MACHINERY
(excluding gear-tooth grinding, lapping, polishing, honing, and buffing
machines)– Continued
Machines valued at $3,025 each or more – Continued

3335122151

2430

All other grinding machines (including planer type, thread grinding, and
deburring machines)
Honing and lapping machines except gear-tooth honing and lapping

3335122156

2530

Internal (including combination bore-hone and external) (excluding flat
surface lapping machines)

3335122161

2579

Flat surface lapping machines (excluding gear lapping)

3335122166

2740

XXX

2790

Polishing and buffing machines including speed lathes and multi-station type
Total grinding, polishing, buffing, honing, and lapping machines (excluding
gear-tooth, grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machines) (Sum of item
codes 2010–2740)
LATHES (TURNING MACHINES)

3335123131

2801

All lathes valued under $3,025 each
Machines valued at $3,025 each or more
NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED TURNING MACHINES:
Horizontal Spindle
Single spindle:
PLEASE NOTE: Each machine may not conform to all the criteria of any
one subgroup. The criteria are ranked in order of
importance to help indicate the proper subgroup
classification. Determine horsepower by name plate listing.

3335123107

2807

Chuck size: Less than 10"
Horsepower: 25 and under
Swing:
18" and under
Spindle nose: A-8" and under

3335123116

2809

Chuck size: 10" to less than 15"
Horsepower: 25–50
Swing:
18"–25"
Spindle nose: A-8"–11"

3335123127

2812

Chuck size: 15" and over
Horsepower: 50 and over
Swing:
25" and over
Spindle nose: 15" and over
And all multiple spindle NC turning machines (excluding those with
opposing powered subspindles) (classified as single spindle)

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Product code

Item
code

Item description
Section I — METAL CUTTING/REMOVAL TYPE MACHINE TOOLS — Continued
Machines valued at $3,025 each or more–Continued
NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED TURNING MACHINES–Continued:
Horizontal Spindle–Continued

XXX

2815

Total horizontal NC turning machines (Sum of item codes 2807–2812)
Vertical Spindle

3335123126

2920

3335123134

3102

Vertical spindle lathes, boring, and turning machines
NON-NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED TURNING MACHINES VALUED AT $3,025
EACH OR MORE

MILLING MACHINES (excluding "Machining Centers")
3335124101
3335124125
XXX

3309
3500

All milling machines valued under $3,025 each
All milling machines valued at $3,025 each or more

3691

Total milling machines (Sum of item codes 3309–3500)
OTHER METAL CUTTING/REMOVAL MACHINE TOOLS
Machining Centers (Multi-function NC Machines)

3335127101
3335127106
3335127111

3721
3722
3723

Drill, Mill, Bore — VERTICAL (Automatic Tool Change)
"Y" axis travel less than 20"
"Y" axis travel 20" through 26"
"Y" axis travel over 26"

3335127112
3335127113
3335127114

3724
3725
3726

Drill, Mill, Bore — HORIZONTAL (Automatic Tool Change)
Under 500mm pallet
500mm-800mm pallet
Over 800mm pallet

3335127146

3736

XXX

3737

All other machining centers (including special machining centers, special
adapting of standard machining centers, and machining centers with
indexing turret)
Total machining centers (Sum of item codes 3721–3736)
Station Type Machines

3335128101
3335128106
3335128111
XXX

3821
3823
3825
3831

Dial or rotary, trunnion, and center column
Transfer (free, palletized, shuttle)
Other station type
Total station type machines (Sum of item codes 3821–3825)

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Product code

Item
code

Item description
Section I — METAL CUTTING/REMOVAL TYPE MACHINE TOOLS–Continued
OTHER METAL CUTTING/REMOVAL MACHINE TOOLS–Continued

3335129101

3840

Other metal cutting machine tools valued under $3,025
Machines valued at $3,025 each or more

3335129106

3850

3335129122
3335129123
3335129126

4181
4183
4196

3335129131
3335129134
3335129135

4619
4628
4629

3335129136

4630

XXX

3335126111

Broaching machines (including internal surface and all other broaching
machines)
Sawing and cut-off machines
Band saws
Vertical
Horizontal
All other sawing and cut-off machines (including contour sawing and
filing)
Spark erosion, ultrasonic, and electrolytic machines
Water Jet cutting machines
Laser cutting machines
All Other metal cutting machine tools (including rifling, centering,
key-seating, pointing, chamfering, facing, shaving, grooving, countersinking, skiving, reaming, screw and nut slotting machines, threading,
tapping, planers, shapers, and plasma cutting machines.

4691

Total other metal cutting machine tools (excluding station type and machining
centers) (Sum of item codes 3840–4630)

4700

REMANUFACTURED METAL CUTTING MACHINE TOOLS
Section II — METAL FORMING TYPE MACHINE TOOLS
PUNCHING AND SHEARING MACHINES

3335131101

5009

All punching and shearing machines valued under $3,025 each
Machines valued at $3,025 each or more
POWER OPERATED ONLY

3335131106

5019

Punches (including combination punching and shearing machines)

3335131111

5025

Punching machines (fixed position and two axes positioning table)
Plate shearing machines (squaring, slitting, etc.)

3335131116
3335131121

5031
5032

3335131126

5085

Mechanical
Hydraulic
Other power operated punching and shearing machines

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Product code

Item
code

Item description
Section II — METAL FORMING TYPE MACHINE TOOLS–Continued
BENDING AND FORMING MACHINES — Power operated

3335131131

5109

All bending and forming machines valued under $3,025 each
Machines valued at $3,025 each or more

3335131136

5112

Press brakes

3335131145

5222

Roll bending machines (including sheet, plate, angles, bars, shapes, and
tubes) rotary bending and forming machines

3335131161

5270

Other bending and forming machines (including folders, slide bending
machines, and hydroforming machines).

XXX

5291

Total punching, shearing, bending, and forming machines (Sum of item codes
5009–5270)
PRESSES (excluding forging presses and die stamping presses)

3335133101

5409

All presses valued under $3,025 each
Machines valued at $3,025 each or more
MECHANICAL PRESSES

3335133109

5427

Gap or C-frame

3335133136

5830

Presses, strip or coil fed

3335133143

5865

Vertical, automatic, and other mechanical presses (including end wheel
type, bulldozer, double and triple action, and transfer fed presses, four
point and knuckle joint) (excluding automated lines of standard equipment)
HYDRAULIC PRESSES (metalworking only)
Vertical single action, all tonnages

3335133146

5961

Housing or straight side type

3335133151

5962

Column type (open rod)
Gap or C-frame

3335133156

6131

15 tons and under

3335133161

6132

16 tons–35 tons

3335133166

6133

Over 35 tons

3335133171

6305

Other hydraulic and pneumatic presses (including horizontal)

6321

Total presses, excluding forging (Sum of item codes 5409–6305)

XXX

ALL OTHER METAL FORMING TYPE MACHINE TOOLS
3335135101

6540

All other metal forming type machine tools valued under $3,025

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Product code

Item
code

Item description
Section II – METAL FORMING TYPE MACHINE TOOLS — Continued
Machines valued at $3,025 each or more

3335135118

6625

Forging machines (including forging presses and die stamping presses), and
die casting machines

3335135121

6779

Riveting machines (excluding hand held portable types)

3335135126

7173

All other metal forming type machine tools (including spin forming, stretch
forming, extrusion, compacting powdered metal, tape laying, and printing
metal).

XXX

7191

Total all other metal forming type machine tools (Sum of item codes
6540–7173)

3335137121

7200

REMANUFACTURED METAL FORMING MACHINE TOOLS

NOTES:

12/27/2007

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