Despite industry consolidation, the U. S. Census Bureau showed 1,789 firms operating in this industry during 2001, the vast majority of which had fewer than 100 employees.
Miscellaneous manufacturing equipment includes altitude testing chambers, hydraulic bridge machinery, industrial centrifuges, cremating ovens, industrial fluid filters, swimming pool heaters, fire hoses, hydraulic jacks, and fire sprinkler systems.
The top manufacturing companies in Montana manufacture fabricated metals, electrical equipment and machinery. There are also wood and firearms manufacturing companies.
This industry is highly consolidated, with four to five companies manufacturing most of the products. In fiscal 2002, Deere and Co. of Moline, Illinois had sales of over $13.9 billion, with 43,000 employees.
Approximately 800 companies were involved in manufacturing photographic equipment and supplies in the United States in the mid-1990s.
In the early 1990s, approximately 500 companies in the United States were manufacturing dental equipment and supplies as their primary business
Dental equipment and dental supplies are regarded as separate markets, with some companies manufacturing only supplies;
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Companies make a profit when their gross income is greater than their expenses. Expenses can include renting equipment and paying employees.
The industry leader for 2001 was ABB Flexible Automation Inc. of Auburn Hills, Michigan, which had sales of $9.6 billion and employed 1,200 people.
Ohio's resources support manufacturing equipment
You can purchase equipment for manufacturing apparel on the Apparel Search website.
The commercial laundry, dry cleaning, and pressing machine industry encompasses companies primarily engaged in manufacturing nonresidential laundry equipment.