Manufacturing is an important industry for the U.S. Not only does it provide good middle class jobs for a large section of the population, it also contributes heavily to exports. An important component to the manufacturing sector is equipment. Because manufacturing equipment is expensive, most companies are very conservative about making the investment. For example, research shows that at least three people in a company are in on the decision-making of nearly two-thirds of all manufacturing equipment purchases. Companies that need to buy equipment are likely to scrutinize the purchase whether it’s something as simple as a drill or clamps if it’s a more complex piece of machinery such as a Mowidec tt.

There are many types of manufacturing, but one of the most common and lucrative is metal cutting. Metal is used in a number of products, from auto manufacturing to construction, and most companies that use metal don’t do their own metal cutting, instead farming that out to a company that specializes in it.

Any manufacturing company that uses CNC machines has to ensure that those machines are aligned, whether they are Swiss CNC machines or traditional ones. Such machines are very accurate, and they need to calibrated to a few thousandths of an inch. For that purpose, the Mowidec tt is a simple turning tool that can be used to align just about any CNC machine.

Whether your company uses a CNC machine or some different type of metal cutting machine, it can be an expensive business. Estimates are that companies in the metal cutting business spent more than $8.8 billion on equipment in 2015, a 37% increase from 2014.

You wouldn’t think that metal cutting is an industry where companies need to sell their wares, because companies who use CNC and other machinery know what they want and what they need, but it still is an industry where almost $500 million is spent on advertising annually.

Manufacturing, and especially the metal cutting industry, requires large capital expenditures, but it also is a cyclical industry that can see prolonged downturns. Companies in the industry need to be very conservative when it comes to making equipment purchases.