LEADTIMES
By Staff -- Purchasing, 9/7/2000
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& lt;1 wk. 1-5 wk. 6-10 wk. 11-20 wk. 21-30 wk. 30+ wk. Avg. wk. Mo. ago Yr. ago STEEL HR sheet & strip 54 39 5 2 0 0 2.3 3.2 2.9 CR sheet & strip 55 34 6 5 0 0 2.7 3.7 3.1 Stainless sheet & strip 30 52 18 0 0 0 3.4 5.3 3.8 Electrogalvanized 36 40 16 8 0 0 4.1 6.1 4.6 Hot-dipped galvanized 29 52 16 3 0 0 3.7 5.4 4.3 Other coated sheet 40 35 15 10 0 0 4.2 5.3 6.4 HR bars 69 24 7 0 0 0 1.8 3.4 2.5 Cold finished bars 65 30 5 0 0 0 1.8 3.0 2.8 Stainless bars 46 49 5 0 0 0 2.3 2.9 3.0 Carbon & alloy plate 63 29 8 0 0 0 2.0 3.0 3.2 Stainless plate 33 60 4 3 0 0 3.1 3.4 3.8 Light structurals 69 28 3 0 0 0 1.5 2.4 2.5 Heavy structurals 43 25 25 7 0 0 4.2 4.6 3.4 Oil country tubular 38 39 15 8 0 0 4.0 3.4 4.2 Line pipe & tube 72 21 7 0 0 0 1.7 2.0 2.3 Pressure pipe & tube 69 26 5 0 0 0 1.7 1.7 2.8 Mechanical pipe & tube 57 32 11 0 0 0 2.3 2.6 3.1 Structural pipe & tube 57 38 5 0 0 0 2.0 2.4 2.7 Nickel-based superalloys 14 33 40 13 0 0 6.5 7.8 10.1 Cobalt-based superalloys 30 10 50 10 0 0 6.1 10.5 13.2 Titanium-based superalloys 13 24 38 25 0 0 7.8 10.5 12.3 NONFERROUS METALS Copper sheet & strip 30 50 17 3 0 0 3.8 3.8 4.0 Brass sheet & strip 33 57 10 0 0 0 2.9 3.6 4.1 Free-cutting brass rod 56 37 4 3 0 0 2.4 2.0 2.4 Copper water tube 48 38 14 0 0 0 2.7 3.3 3.8 Copper wirebar 55 36 0 9 0 0 3.0 4.1 3.5 Aluminum sheet & strip 44 50 6 0 0 0 2.5 3.9 3.9 Aluminum tube 37 41 22 0 0 0 3.4 3.6 4.1 Aluminum plate 48 45 0 4 0 3 3.6 2.7 2.4 Titanium sheet 0 44 45 11 0 0 6.8 5.3 9.9 Titanium bars & rods 13 37 38 12 0 0 6.3 6.9 10.5 Titanium plate 0 29 57 0 14 0 9.2 6.9 12.6 Zinc 25 75 0 0 0 0 2.8 3.3 3.5 Lead 33 67 0 0 0 0 2.5 3.9 3.5 Nickel 22 67 11 0 0 0 3.3 3.9 4.4 Tin 20 80 0 0 0 0 2.9 3.2 2.8 Cadmium 20 40 40 0 0 0 4.7 4.0 4.3 Tantalum 0 25 50 0 0 25 13.6 10.5 8.0 FABRICATED METALS Stampings 10 61 27 2 0 0 4.7 5.6 4.9 Forgings 6 41 38 9 6 0 7.5 7.9 7.7 Steel wire 47 43 10 0 0 0 2.5 5.6 4.4 Jigs & fixtures 5 37 53 5 0 0 6.3 6.7 6.5 Gray iron castings 14 25 46 15 0 0 6.9 6.1 6.4 Ductile iron castings 10 30 50 10 0 0 6.7 6.2 6.5 Investment castings 0 10 55 35 0 0 10.2 10.5 9.6 Die castings (all kinds) 4 35 39 22 0 0 7.7 8.9 6.0 Powder metal parts 5 24 65 6 0 0 6.9 6.8 7.4 Copper wire & cable 62 38 0 0 0 0 1.7 3.0 2.9 Aluminum wire & cable 70 30 0 0 0 0 1.4 3.3 3.8 Magnet wire 50 36 7 7 0 0 3.2 3.8 2.7 Busbar 64 29 7 0 0 0 1.9 2.6 2.2 Coaxial cable 53 42 0 5 0 0 2.6 3.0 3.6 MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL Electric motors: FHP 47 32 18 3 0 0 3.2 4.4 4.0 Electric motors: 1-30 HP 37 49 5 7 2 0 3.9 3.9 3.6 Electric motors: 30+ HP 19 38 31 6 3 3 6.8 4.8 5.2 Motor controls 26 47 16 11 0 0 4.7 3.8 3.2 Pumps 13 47 29 8 3 0 5.9 4.4 4.9 Gears 26 48 16 10 0 0 4.6 4.1 4.0 Pressure gauges 52 45 0 3 0 0 2.3 2.9 3.3 Lighting fixtures 71 24 5 0 0 0 1.6 2.1 1.6 Temperature controls 53 41 6 0 0 0 2.2 3.9 3.0 Test instruments 47 43 10 0 0 0 2.6 3.1 3.4 Circuit breakers 53 37 5 5 0 0 2.7 2.6 2.2 Connectors 56 36 6 2 0 0 2.4 3.1 2.9 Switches 55 35 8 2 0 0 2.5 2.9 2.9 Nonfriction bearings 68 18 7 7 0 0 2.6 3.0 3.4 Valves 52 37 11 0 0 0 2.5 3.8 3.6 Special fasteners 24 47 21 8 0 0 4.7 5.2 6.8 Machine tools 48 31 7 14 0 0 4.0 4.0 6.6 Speed reducers 32 39 25 4 0 0 4.1 4.8 5.8 Cutting tool inserts 67 33 0 0 0 0 1.5 1.8 2.2 Grinding wheels 61 39 0 0 0 0 1.7 1.7 2.5 Lubricants 83 17 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.8 1.8 Adhesives 71 27 2 0 0 0 1.5 2.6 2.2 MATERIALS HANDLING
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Cranes & hoists 0 53 31 8 8 0 7.5 5.6 5.8 Lift trucks 16 20 40 12 4 8 9.7 9.4 10.5 Lift truck batteries 58 21 16 5 0 0 3.1 3.2 4.5 Conveyors 17 58 17 0 8 0 5.6 5.6 4.6 Hydraulic cylinders 13 62 25 0 0 0 4.3 4.5 4.9 Industrial trucks 38 25 13 13 11 0 7.2 5.8 7.3 Robots 0 0 33 34 0 33 19.5 16.2 18.5 PAPER Pulp 59 33 0 0 8 0 3.6 3.1 2.3 Office papers 80 18 2 0 0 0 1.2 1.2 1.1 Printing papers 47 53 0 0 0 0 2.1 2.2 2.2 Coated papers 58 42 0 0 0 0 1.8 3.2 2.9 Newsprint 75 25 0 0 0 0 1.3 3.8 2.3 PLASTIC & RUBBER Injection molded plastics 0 79 15 6 0 0 4.9 5.0 4.8 Blow molded plastics 0 77 15 8 0 0 5.1 6.1 5.5 Extruded plastics 3 86 4 7 0 0 4.4 5.8 4.1 Compression mold. plastics 6 50 31 13 0 0 6.2 6.8 5.5 Seals & rings 51 33 13 3 0 0 3.0 3.2 4.5 Flat belting 63 32 5 0 0 0 1.8 2.7 2.3 V-belts 79 21 0 0 0 0 1.1 2.1 1.7 Rubber hose 75 22 0 0 3 0 1.9 2.8 1.6 Replacement tires 72 20 4 0 4 0 2.4 1.6 1.6 PACKAGING Linerboard 23 77 0 0 0 0 2.8 3.7 3.1 Corrugating medium 27 70 3 0 0 0 2.8 2.9 3.2 Containerboard 30 65 5 0 0 0 2.8 2.8 3.0 Corrugated containers 26 73 1 0 0 0 2.8 2.7 2.4 Folding cartons 26 63 11 0 0 0 3.2 3.2 3.2 Multiwall bags 37 47 16 0 0 0 3.1 4.0 2.8 Aluminum cans 30 60 0 10 0 0 3.8 2.9 2.0 Steel cans 29 64 7 0 0 0 3.0 2.5 2.2 Glass containers 47 33 13 7 0 0 3.5 2.6 4.2 Plastic bottles 50 39 6 5 0 0 2.9 3.3 2.7 Plastic film 65 31 0 4 0 0 2.0 3.0 2.6 Laminates 38 44 6 6 6 0 4.8 4.0 4.7 OFFICE Copiers 23 68 3 3 0 3 4.0 3.2 3.6 Facsimiles 56 41 3 0 0 0 2.0 2.6 3.0 Personal computers 34 64 2 0 0 0 2.6 2.6 2.9 Printers 47 50 3 0 0 0 2.2 2.1 1.9 Business forms 14 74 10 2 0 0 3.8 3.2 3.5 Office furniture 35 41 22 2 0 0 3.7 4.2 4.2 Mailroom equipment 50 40 10 0 0 0 2.5 4.5 3.5 GLASS/CLAY Fiberglass 33 50 17 0 0 0 3.3 4.8 3.4 Fiberoptic cable 38 25 24 13 0 0 5.0 5.3 6.5 Sheet glass 44 56 0 0 0 0 2.2 3.7 2.9 Refractories 43 36 14 7 0 0 3.7 4.8 5.3 PRECIOUS METALS Gold 100 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 2.6 2.4 Silver 25 75 0 0 0 0 2.8 4.0 4.3 Platinum 33 0 34 33 0 0 8.0 8.0 5.5 Palladium 0 0 100 0 0 0 8.0 10.5 6.1 CHEMICALS/RESINS Sulfuric acid 32 50 14 0 4 0 4.2 4.3 3.5 Hydrochloric acid 44 50 0 6 0 0 2.9 3.7 3.3 Acetic acid 27 55 18 0 0 0 3.5 3.9 3.8 Ammonia 23 69 0 8 0 0 3.7 5.0 2.3 Hydrogen peroxide 24 65 11 0 0 0 3.3 3.4 3.1 Isopropronol 31 54 15 0 0 0 3.3 3.5 2.8 Methylene chloride 11 67 22 0 0 0 4.2 4.5 4.4 Caustic soda 31 54 12 3 0 0 3.6 3.7 3.1 ABS 33 34 0 0 33 0 9.8 10.7 9.7 LDPE 17 50 0 17 0 16 10.3 |