Two new AFS surveys detail industry profit, wage performance.Two new surveys have been released by the American Foundry Society (AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System ): 2007 AFS Survey of Wage and Economic Benefits and the 2007 Confidential Metalcasting Operational Cost Study. These surveys cover areas ranging from average wage rates and benefits to metalcaster operational expenses. The 2007 Metalcasting Operational Cost Study was commissioned by the AFS and the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Die Casting die casting Forming metal objects by injecting molten metal under pressure into dies or molds. An early and important use of the technique was in the Linotype machine (1884), but the mass-production automobile assembly line gave die casting its real impetus. Association and conducted by Sapolsky Research Inc., Tallahassee, Fla. The biennial biennial, plant requiring two years to complete its life cycle, as distinguished from an annual or a perennial. In the first year a biennial usually produces a rosette of leaves (e.g., the cabbage) and a fleshy root, which acts as a food reserve over the winter. study is broken into four categories: sales range, employment range, metals cast and main casting process. This year a total of 64 companies with 9,249 employees submitted their cost figures, with sales amounting to approximately $1.45 billion. Net profit as a percentage of sales was 5.72%, sales per employee amounted to $156,772 and accounts receivable accounts receivable n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or professional by customers or clients. Generally, accounts receivable refers to the total amount due and is considered in calculating the value of a business or the business' problems in paying as a percentage of sales was 15.14%. The Wage and Economic Benefits Survey examines 28 job classifications and details the current status of wages and benefits for the metalcasting industry in the U.S. and Canada by metalcasting facility size, union status and type of metal poured. For more information on the surveys, contact AFS Customer Service at 800/537-4237. |
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