Manufacturing AUTOMATION / EMC 2010 Canadian Manufacturing Study

1. Introduction

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* 1. What type of manufacturing does your company engage in?

Discrete

Process

Both or Mixture

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* 2. What sectors do your products serve? (Select the best fit.)

	PRIMARY (select one)	Other sectors you integrate or serve with your products (if any)
Automotive	Automotive PRIMARY (select one)	Automotive Other sectors you integrate or serve with your products (if any)
Aerospace	Aerospace PRIMARY (select one)	Aerospace Other sectors you integrate or serve with your products (if any)
Chemicals	Chemicals PRIMARY (select one)	Chemicals Other sectors you integrate or serve with your products (if any)
Computers/electronics	Computers/electronics PRIMARY (select one)	Computers/electronics Other sectors you integrate or serve with your products (if any)
Consumer goods	Consumer goods PRIMARY (select one)	Consumer goods Other sectors you integrate or serve with your products (if any)
Energy	Energy PRIMARY (select one)	Energy Other sectors you integrate or serve with your products (if any)
Food/agriculture	Food/agriculture PRIMARY (select one)	Food/agriculture Other sectors you integrate or serve with your products (if any)
Industrial equipment/machinery	Industrial equipment/machinery PRIMARY (select one)	Industrial equipment/machinery Other sectors you integrate or serve with your products (if any)
Mining	Mining PRIMARY (select one)	Mining Other sectors you integrate or serve with your products (if any)
Pharmaceuticals/medical	Pharmaceuticals/medical PRIMARY (select one)	Pharmaceuticals/medical Other sectors you integrate or serve with your products (if any)
Plastics	Plastics PRIMARY (select one)	Plastics Other sectors you integrate or serve with your products (if any)
Textiles	Textiles PRIMARY (select one)	Textiles Other sectors you integrate or serve with your products (if any)
Wood products/furniture	Wood products/furniture PRIMARY (select one)	Wood products/furniture Other sectors you integrate or serve with your products (if any)

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* 3. How many people work at your company?

Fewer than 25

25 – 49

50 – 99

100 – 199

200 – 500

More than 500