The industry leader for 2001 was American Power Conversion Corp. of West Kingston, Rhode Island, with sales of more than $1.4 billion and 6,200 employees.
979 establishments operated in this category for some or all of 2001. Industry-wide employment totaled 42,546 paid workers receiving a payroll of more than $1.78 billion.
Industry growth lagged during the 1980s, due in part to foreign imports. Also, more popular solid-state components reduced demand for traditional electromechanical equipment produced by this industry.
It is still extensively used in electrical connectors in the electronics industry. Its conductivity is less than that of copper but it is used for its resistance to corrosion.
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Product examples in the miscellaneous electrical industrial apparatus industry include battery chargers, non-electronic condensers, non-electric rectifiers, surge suppressors, and thermoelectric generators
Automation, restructuring, and foreign labor could reduce positions for U.S. production workers such as electrical assemblers, machine operators, and coil winders.
Nonelectric rectifying apparatus used to convert alternating current to direct current accounted for about 50 percent of industry output. Nonelectric capacitor equipment made up about 12 percent of revenues.
The beginning of practical electronics applications was marked by American Lee DeForest's patent of an electrical vacuum tube in 1906, based on a design by Thomas Edison
979 establishments operated in this category for some or all of 2001. Industry-wide employment totaled 42,546 paid workers receiving a payroll of more than $1.78 billion.
Industry growth lagged during the 1980s, due in part to foreign imports. Also, more popular solid-state components reduced demand for traditional electromechanical equipment produced by this industry.
About 50 percent of output was sold to other manufacturing industries, and 30 percent was made for the U.S. military. Federal non-defense purchases contributed 10 percent of revenues
A few six figures jobs in vehicle manufacturing industry include mechanical engineers, Industrial engineers, electrical engineers, and miscellaneous automotive engineers.
Firms in this industry engage primarily in manufacturing irradiation apparatus and tubes for applications such as medical diagnostic, medical therapeutic, industrial, research, and scientific evaluation
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The miscellaneous leather goods industry uses SIC 3199
This industry classification covers establishments primarily engaged in miscellaneous fishing activities, such as catching or taking of miscellaneous marine plants and animals.