What's Hot and What's not

[jhwatts]

I want to see who is making money doing what. This will give people including my self an idea of what to focus our strengths on and tell us from a marketing perspective what types of goods and services are in demand from customers. Please vote on the good or service you sell the most of.

[Rekd]

I voted the first two, but the bread and butter here pertains more to space level microwave housings and other related components.

[motomitch1]

The tool & mold shop that I work for, revenue was About $4 million in 2004, down 37 percent since 1997. The company employs 34 today compared to its peak of 58 in 1998.

The Company is an ISO 9000/2000 Certified manufacturer of die cast tooling. Established in 1978 and been building tooling for International Customers since 1986. We build tooling for the Automotive, Electric, Defense, Food Service, Communications, and Recreation Industries among others. Building molds and trim dies for Aluminum, Zinc, and Magnesium die casters.

[ViperTX]

Rapid Prototype Development is where it is at for next 5 years or so.....I just saw a feature in "Manufacturing in America...the John Katezenberger hosted "....and they did a little on Bodine....seems that they design automation equipment for high volume products....I'm curious about how they see the future?

Motomitch.....yep, most of the companies that I've worked for in the past 15 years were using Italy for their mold making work....I suspect that in recent years it has moved to China.....I got a quote from China on a product I wanted to make....and they amortized the cost of the mold into the cost of the product.....no cash outlay for me.....I just had to order a minimum of 2 thousand units....at something like a buck a piece......

[lakeside]

Ball Areospace Lay-off 140 Worker(this Week) Nasa Going To The Moon And Mars So Science Project Budget Are Getting Cut

[dertsap]

military

[lakeside]

Originally Posted by dertsap military

if it was not for the military I would not have had any work for the last 25 years

[dertsap]

pulled my comment

[lakeside]

As much as we all hate see our military do what they have to do. With out military and NASA spending so many advances in many field would not have come about. The pocket calculator was first made for Apollo flight by Texas Instrumentt and MIT