Survey: Investments in Plastics Processing Technology

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Survey Investments in Plastics Processing
Technology
Conducted by Plastics Technology Magazine and
Townsend Solutions April, 2009
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1. What is your primary business?
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2. How many people work at your facility?
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3. What industries do you serve?
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4. How is your business doing in these current
economic conditions?
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5. What are you current plans for purchasing
primary plastics processing equipment?
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6. What are you current plans for purchasing
auxiliary equipment?
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7. If you plan to buy primary or auxiliary
equipment, when do you expect to do so?
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8. If you plan to buy equipment or software this
year, what will you buy?
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9. If you plan to buy primary or auxiliary
equipment, what sources of information will you
use to help research your purchase(s)?
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10. Have you found a need to delay or cancel
planned equipment purchases because of current
economic conditions?
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11. If you are delaying or canceling planned
purchases, why?
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12. If you have delayed planned purchases, what
is your likely next step?
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13. What steps have you taken to lower operating
costs as a result of current economic conditions?
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14. Do you plan on attending NPE2009 in Chicago,
June 22-26?