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1. Are you involved in specifying, recommending or buying the following equipment or services for your in-plant requirements?

NEMA T-frame Electric Motors
Yes
No
Large Electric Motors (above 250 HP)
Yes
No
Adjustable Frequency Drives
Yes
No
Soft Starters
Yes
No
Motor Repair Services
Yes
No
Engineering Services
Yes
No
Replacement Motor Parts
Yes
No

2. How would you describe your involvement in the specification or purchase of this equipment or service?

Recognize need for Approve final purchase
Write specifications Determine potential suppliers
Approve specifications Select final supplier
Write requisition Place order
Justify purchase Other:
Recommend purchase  

3. Aside from "meeting the specification," please rank the factors important to you when purchasing motors.

(Please use a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 being most important.)

Availability Reliability
Competitive Price Reputation of Brand/Supplier
Domestic U.S. Manufacturer Warranty
Energy Efficiency  

4. What driven-equipment are your motors operating?

Blowers Crushers Mixers
Compressors Fans Pumps
Conveyors Grinders Other:

5. For 2004, what were the approximate expenditures at your plant for the following equipment or services?

Motors
<$50,000
$50,000
- $100,000
$100,000
- $500,000
>$500,000
Motor Controls
<$50,000
$50,000
- $100,000
$100,000
- $500,000
>$500,000
Engineering Services
<$50,000
$50,000
- $100,000
$100,000
- $500,000
>$500,000
Motor Repair
<$50,000
$50,000
- $100,000
$100,000
- $500,000
>$500,000

6. Compared to 2004, what is the overall two-year outlook for expenditures that involve motors, motor controls, engineering services and motor repair expenditures?

No change
Increasing by %
Decreasing by
Not certain at this time

7. What percent of the motors in operation at your plant(s) are or will be used in conjunction with adjustable frequency drives?

% of motors now in use: %
% of motors in use by 2004: %

8. Within the next year, for what purpose will you specify/purchase the greatest number of electric motors?

Replacement Expansion or new construction
Modernization Energy savings