This industry covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing steam turbines; hydraulic turbines; gas turbines, except aircraft; and complete steam, gas, and hydraulic turbine generator set units. Also included in this industry are manufacturers of wind and solar powered turbine generators and windmills for generating electric power.
This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing diesel, semidiesel, or other internal combustion engines, not elsewhere classified, for stationary, marine, traction, and other uses. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing aircraft engines are classified in SIC 3724: Aircraft Engines and Engine Parts, and those manufacturing automotive engines, except diesel, are classified in SIC 3714: Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories.
This category covers establishments primarily manufacturing farm machinery and equipment, including wheel tractors, for use in the preparation and maintenance of the soil; planting and harvesting of the crop; preparing crops for market on the farm; or for use in performing other farm operations and processes. Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing commercial mowing and other turf and grounds care equipment.
This entry discusses establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing lawn mowers, lawn and garden tractors, and other lawn and garden equipment used for home lawn and garden care. It also includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing snow blowers and throwers for residential use.
This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing heavy machinery and equipment used primarily by the construction industries, such as bulldozers, cranes (except industrial plant overhead and truck-type cranes), dredging machinery, pavers, selfpropelled backfillers, backhoes, aggregate spreaders, construction plows, and power shovels. This industry also includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing forestry equipment and certain specialized equipment, not elsewhere classified, similar to that used by the construction industries, such as elevating platforms, ship cranes and capstans, aerial work platforms, and automobile wrecker hoists.
This category includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing heavy machinery and equipment used by the mining industries, such as coal breakers, mine cars, mineral cleaning machinery, concentration machinery, core drills, coal cutters, portable rock drills, and rock crushing machinery. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing construction machinery are classified in SIC 3531: Construction Machinery and Equipment; those manufacturing well-drilling machinery are classified in SIC 3533: Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment; and those manufacturing coal and ore conveyors are classified in SIC 3535: Conveyors and Conveying Equipment.
This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing machinery and equipment for use in oil and gas fields or for drilling water wells, including portable drilling rigs. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing offshore oil and gas well drilling and production platforms are classified in SIC 3731: Ship Building and Repairing.
This classification comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing passenger or freight elevators, automobile lifts, dumbwaiters, and moving stairways. Establishments primarily involved in manufacturing commercial conveyor systems and equipment are classified in SIC 3535: Conveyors and Conveying Equipment, and those manufacturing farm elevators are classified in SIC 3523: Farm Machinery and Equipment.
This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing conveyors and conveying equipment for installation in factories, warehouses, mines, and other industrial and commercial establishments. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing farm elevators and conveyors are classified in SIC 3523: Farm Machinery and Equipment; those manufacturing passenger or freight elevators, dumbwaiters, and moving stairways are classified in SIC 3534: Elevators and Moving Stairways; and those manufacturing overhead traveling cranes and monorail systems are classified in SIC 3536: Overhead Traveling Cranes, Hoists, and Monorail Systems.
This classification comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing overhead traveling cranes, hoists, and monorail systems for installation in factories, warehouses, marinas, and other industrial and commercial establishments. Excluded from this classification are establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing cranes except industrial types, automobile wrecker hoists, and aerial work platforms, which are classified in SIC 3531: Construction Machinery.
This classification comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing industrial trucks, tractors, trailers, stackers (truck type), and related equipment used for handling materials on floors and paved surfaces in and around industrial and commercial plants, depots, docks, airports, and terminals. Excluded from this classification are establishments primarily involved in manufacturing motor vehicles and motor vehicle type trailers, which are classified in SIC 3710: Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment, and those manufacturing farm type wheel tractors, which are classified in SIC 3523: Farm Machinery & Equipment.
This industry details establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing metal cutting type machine tools, not supported in the hands of an operator when in use, that shape metal by cutting or use of electrical techniques; the rebuilding of such machine tools; and the manufacture of replacement parts for them. Also included in this industry are metalworking machine tools designed primarily for home workshops.
This industry covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing metal forming machine tools, independent from the hands of an human operator, for pressing, hammering, extruding, shearing, die-casting, or otherwise forming metal into shape. This industry also includes the rebuilding of such machine tools and the manufacture of repair parts for them.
This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing industrial patterns.
This classification includes establishments commonly known as contract tool and die shops primarily engaged in manufacturing, on a job or order basis, special tools and fixtures for use with machine tools, hammers, die-casting machines, and presses. The products of establishments classified in this industry include a wide variety of special tooling, such as dies; punches; die sets and components, and sub-presses; jigs and fixtures; and special checking devices.
This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing cutting tools, machinists' precision measuring tools, and attachments and accessories for machine tools and for other metalworking machinery, not elsewhere classified. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing hand tools, except power-driven types, are classified in the cutlery, hand tools, and general hardware industries.
This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing power-driven handtools, such as drills and drilling tools, battery-powered (cordless) handtools, pneumatic and snagging grinders, and electric hammers. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing metal cutting type and metal forming type machines (including home workshop tools), which are not supported in the hands of an operator are classified in SIC 3541: Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types and SIC 3542: Machine Tools, Metal Forming Types; and those primarily manufacturing power-driven heavy construction or mining handtools are classified in a range of construction machinery and equipment industries.
This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing rolling mill machinery and processing equipment for metal production, such as cold forming mills, structural mills, and finishing equipment.
This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing electric and gas welding and soldering equipment and accessories. Also included are establishments primarily engaged in coating welding wire from purchased wire or from wire drawn in the same establishment.
This classification covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing metalworking machinery, not elsewhere classified. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing automotive maintenance equipment are classified in SIC 3559: Special Industry Machinery, Not Elsewhere Classified.
This industry deals with establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing machinery for the textile industries, including parts, attachments, and accessories. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing industrial sewing machines are classified in SIC 3559: Special Industry Machinery, Not Elsewhere Classified, and those manufacturing household sewing machines are classified in SIC 3639: Household Appliances, Not Elsewhere Classified.
This category includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing machinery for sawmills, for making particleboard and similar products, and for otherwise working or producing wood products. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing hand tools are classified in cutlery, hand tools, and general hardware manufacturing industries, while those engaged in manufacturing portable power-driven hand tools are classified in SIC 3546: Power-Driven Hand Tools.
This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing machinery used in the pulp, paper, and paper products industries. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing printing trades machinery are classified in SIC 3555: Printing Trades Machinery and Equipment.
This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing machinery and equipment used by the printing and bookbinding trades, including printing presses, bookbinding machines, typesetting and photoengraving equipment, and a variety of specialized tools for the printing trades.
This industry covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing machinery for use by the food products and beverage manufacturing industries and similar machinery for use in manufacturing animal foods. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing food packaging machinery are classified in SIC 3565: Packaging Machinery; those manufacturing industrial refrigeration machinery are classified in SIC 3585: Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment.
This classification covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing special industry machinery, not elsewhere classified, such as equipment for smelting and refining, cement making, clay working, glass making, incandescent lamp making, leather working, paint making, printed circuit boards, semiconductors, rubber working, cigar and cigarette making, tobacco working, shoe making, stone working machinery, industrial sewing machines, and automotive maintenance machinery and equipment. In the past, cotton ginning machinery was also included.
This category covers firms primarily engaged in manufacturing pumps and related equipment for general industrial, commercial or household use, including domestic water and sump pump manufacturers. It does not cover manufacturers of fluid power pumps or motors (SIC 3594: Fluid Power Pumps & Motors); manufacturers of measuring and dispensing pumps for gasoline service stations (SIC 3586: Measuring and Dispensing Pumps);non-laboratory-use vacuum pumps (SIC 3563: Air and Gas Compressors); laboratory vacuum pumps (SIC 3821: Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture); or motor vehicle pumps (SIC 3714: Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories).
This industry covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing ball and roller bearings (including ball or roller bearing pillow block, flange, takeup cartridge, and hangar units) and parts. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing plain bearings are classified in SIC 3568: Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified.
This category covers firms primarily engaged in manufacturing air and gas compressors for general industrial use, and non-agricultural spraying and dusting equipment. It does not include manufacturers of refrigeration and air-conditioning compressors, which are classified in SIC 3585: Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment; pneumatic pumps and motors for fluid power transmission, classified in SIC 3594: Fluid Power Pumps and Motor; agricultural spraying and dusting equipment, classified in SIC 3523: Farm Machinery and Equipment; or laboratory vacuum pumps, classified in SIC 3821: Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture.
This category covers firms primarily engaged in manufacturing blowers for general industrial and commercial use, and commercial exhaust fans, ventilating fans and attic fans. Also included are manufacturers of duct collection equipment and other air purification equipment for heating and air conditioning systems and equipment for industrial gas cleaning systems.
Firms in this industry manufacture machinery used in packaging, wrapping, and bottling. In 1987 the classification code was changed to combine two 1972 categories, SIC 35514: Food Packaging and Bottling Machinery and SIC 35691: Non-food Packaging and Bottling, along with parts of the two general categories: SIC 3551: Food Products Machinery and SIC 3569: General Industry Machinery.
Firms in this industry manufacture speed changers, industrial high-speed drives, and gears. Hydrostatic drives are classified under SIC 3594: Fluid Power Pumps and Motors; automatic transmissions are in SIC 3714: Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories; and aircraft power-transmission devices are found in SIC 3728: Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified.
Firms in this industry are primarily engaged in manufacturing industrial process furnaces, ovens, induction and dielectric heating equipment and related devices. Products not included in the classification include bakery ovens (SIC 3556: Food Products Machinery); cement, wood and chemical kilns (SIC 3559: Special Industry Machinery, Not Elsewhere Classified); cremating ovens (SIC 3569: General Industrial Machinery and Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified); and laboratory furnaces and ovens (SIC 3821: Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture).
The Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified, industry is comprised of companies that manufacture mechanical power transmission equipment and parts for industrial machinery. Products include ball joints, pulleys, bearings, drive chains, sprockets, shafts, couplings, and other parts.
This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing machinery, equipment, and components for general industrial use, and for which no special classification is provided. Machine shops primarily engaged in producing machine and equipment parts, usually on a job or order basis, are classified in SIC 3599: Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified.
The industry encompasses companies primarily engaged in manufacturing electronic computers.
This classification covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing computer storage devices.
Companies primarily engaged in manufacturing computer terminals, teleprinters, and multistation cathode ray tubes (CRTs) make up the computer terminal industry. Personal computers, workstations, minicomputers, and other systems that contain central processing units (CPUs) are classified in the electronic computer industry.
The computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, industry includes establishments that manufacture miscellaneous computer accessories supporting the activities of a computer's central processing unit (CPU). Companies in this industry manufacture a variety of products, including printers, input devices, plotters, graphic displays (monitors), and optical scanners.
This industry covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing point-of-sale devices, fund transfer devices, and other calculating and accounting machines, except electronic computers. Included are electronic calculating and accounting machines that must be paced by operator intervention, even when augmented by attachments.
Companies principally engaged in manufacturing miscellaneous office machines and devices comprise this industry classification. Such devices include typewriting, mailroom, and dictation machines.
This industry consists of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing automatic vending machines and coin-operated mechanisms for such machines.
The commercial laundry, dry cleaning, and pressing machine industry encompasses companies primarily engaged in manufacturing nonresidential laundry equipment. Coin-operated machines are classified in SIC 3633: Household Laundry Equipment.
This category includes establishments primarily engaged in the manufacture of commercial or industrial refrigeration equipment or domestic, commercial, or industrial air-conditioning units. Other equipment manufactured under this classification includes warm air furnaces, humidifiers and dehumidifiers, soda fountains, and beer dispensing machines.
The measuring and dispensing pumps industry is comprised of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing pumps used in service stations for dispensing gas, oil, and grease. This category also includes grease guns.
Companies in this classification are principally engaged in manufacturing miscellaneous equipment for use in service businesses. Examples of industry products are floor sanding machines, cafeteria food warmers, commercial fryers, sludge processors, sewage treatment equipment, mop wringers, and commercial corn poppers.
This category includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing carburetors, pistons, piston rings, and engine intake and exhaust valves. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing metallic packing are classified in SIC 3053: Gaskets, Packing, and Sealing Devices, and those primarily engaged in manufacturing machine repair and equipment parts (except electric), on a job or order basis for others, are classified in SIC 3599: Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified.
This classification covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders and actuators for use in fluid power systems.
This classification covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing hydraulic and pneumatic fluid power pumps and motors, including hydrostatic transmissions. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing pumps for motor vehicles are classified in SIC 3714: Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories.
This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing weighing and force-measuring machines and devices, except those regarded as scientific apparatus for laboratory work, which are classified under SIC 3821: Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture.
This industry is made up of firms that manufacture miscellaneous machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified. It also encompasses establishments primarily engaged in producing or repairing machinery and equipment on a job or order basis for other companies.