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Article: T&P survey finds workholding budgets steady.(news & analysis)
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- Tooling & Production
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- November 1, 2008
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Sixty-one percent of respondents to the annual Tooling & Production Workholding Survey said they would have about the same budget for workholding products in 2009 as they had in 2008.
The survey, taken of Tooling & Production subscribers in August, showed that 22 percent expected a larger budget and 18 percent expected a smaller budget.
Quality, reliability, and ease of use were the top reasons for choosing a specific brand, followed by price and previous experience with the company.
As for which department gets involved the most in purchasing a particular brand of workholding equipment, engineering pulled the most weight, followed by the shop ...