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Scope of This Guide:

Capital Machines are products of the manufacturing industry. The manufacturing sector as a whole is comprised of companies engaged in the mechanized, physical, or chemical transformation of raw materials into finished or semi-finished goods. There are several barriers preventing entry into the manufacturing of machinery. The most significant being the investment of capital for the gargantuan one-time fixed cost to construct factories and purchase their own capital machinery.

There are two very distinct categories of machinery in this sector: general purpose machinery and specialized machinery. Several variations of machinery extend from these two distinct categories and implement scores of functional tasks in an array of industry applications.

General Purpose Machines: possess functions beneficial in a variety of applications in several industries because they are able to perform multiple tasks

• Ventilation, heating, air conditioning, and commercial refrigeration
• Metal working machinery
• Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment
• Other general purpose machinery manufacturing

Special Purpose Machines: operate in a specific application within a particular industry. The particular industries breakdown into three distinct sectors:

• Agricultural Machinery
• Construction, and Mining Machinery
• Industrial Machinery

Industry Definitions: Description by NAICS Sector / Sub-Sector

Databases for Industry Research

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage

• Industry surveys
• Bond ratings
• Company profiles and corporation records
• Stock, bond and fund research

• Industry Survey: Industrial Machinery

• Industry sector analysis and research
• Industry trends and statistics
• Market research and trends
• Company profiles

• Real-time full-text investment research
• Reports cover companies and industries
• Over 750 contributing firms

• Aggregate data and analysis on industries
• Reports, articles, and company highlights

ABI/Inform (via ProQuest)

• Indexes over 1000 business periodicals
• Trade journals, business magazines, academic journals and other news sources
• Most articles full text

IBISWorld

• Over 700 full-text industry reports
• Over 700 US industry risk rating reports
• Information on over 8000 Publicly Traded Companies
• Hundreds of economic and demographic profiles

• Industry Market Research: Machinery Manufacturing in the U.S. 
• 33311 Agricultural Implement Manufacturing in the U.S.
• 33312 Construction Machinery Manufacturing in the U.S.
  
• 33313 Mining and Oil and Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing in the U.S.
  
• 33322 Plastics and Rubber Industry Machinery Manufacturing in the U.S.
  
• many others listed under NAICS 333

Vault Online Career Library

• Vault provides full-text career and industry guides
• Includes company profiles, occupation descriptions, and career-related articles

For additional database choices, see:

1. Database Descriptions
2. Database Comparison Chart

Selected U.S./World Industry Data & Company Sites

Selected Companies

AGCO Corporation

Deere and Company

Caterpillar Inc.

Joy Global Inc.

Metso Corporation

Manitowoc Company Inc.

Baker Hughes Inc.

Smith International Inc.

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd

Resources for Identifying Companies in the Industry

Hoover’s Online

• Proprietary company overviews
• Industry breakdowns and explanations
• Competitor listings
• Financial synopses

Lexis/Nexis Corporate Affiliations
Business Library, Reference: HG4057.A219

• U.S. corporate directory
• Holding company directory

Mergent Online

• Information on 11,000 U.S. public companies and 17,000 non-U.S. Public companies
• Detailed, standardized financial statements
• Searchable by company name, industry codes, revenue levels, and other characteristics
• Comparative analysis among companies
• Access to SEC reports

Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies
Business Library, Reference: HG4057.A56

• Listings organized by NAICS code
• Ranks public and private companies by revenues/sales

Library Collections: Selected Reference Titles & Call Number Ranges

Selected Reference Titles

For additional materials, contact the Schreyer Business Library.

MQR (Mining, Quarrying & Recycling) Equipment Yearbook
Earth & Mineral Sciences Library: TN1.M5552

Yellow Steel: the Story of the Earthmoving Equipment Industry
Pattee and Paterno Library: HD9715.25.U62H39 2000

Journals

Foundry Management & Technology			Industrial Heating
Industrial Engineer			Machine Design
The Industrial Robot			Mechanical Engineering

Trade Associations: Selected Industry Associations Web Sites

Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute

American Machine Tool Distributors' Association

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

• Industry Trends

Farm Equipment Machinery Association

National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

National Tooling and Machining Association

Society of Manufacturing Engineers

• See also Associations Unlimited for association listings by subject or keyword.
• See also ABI/Inform for articles reporting trade association data.

Career Information: Selected Sources for Employment Information

Vault Online Career Library (Currently, Vault Guides are facing problems opening in Adobe Reader 8.x. Please see here for using FREE Adobe Digital Editions to access these guides)

1. Vault provides full-text career and industry guides
2. Includes company profiles, occupation descriptions, and career-related articles

Career Guide to Industries (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Business Library, Reference: HF5382.5.U5 C3162

Occupational Outlook Handbook  (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
CAT record for print copies
Business Library, Reference: HD8051.A623

Career Resources Page

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