LEADTIMES
By Staff -- Purchasing, 2/8/2001
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<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 56 33 9 2 0 0 2.5 3.0 3.3 CR sheet & strip 43 43 11 3 0 0 3.0 3.0 3.3 Stainless sheet & strip 36 52 12 0 0 0 3.0 3.8 3.9 Electrogalvanized 23 54 15 8 0 0 4.4 5.7 4.7 Hot-dipped galvanized 19 33 43 5 0 0 5.4 5.2 4.7 Other coated sheet 28 36 27 9 0 0 5.0 3.5 5.2 HR bars 62 30 8 0 0 0 2.0 2.6 2.7 Cold finished bars 56 41 3 0 0 0 2.0 2.2 2.9 Stainless bars 67 29 4 0 0 0 1.7 2.8 3.1 Carbon & alloy plate 55 41 4 0 0 0 2.0 2.1 2.5 Stainless plate 57 33 10 0 0 0 2.2 2.6 3.2 Light structurals 67 29 4 0 0 0 1.6 2.1 2.3 Heavy structurals 43 38 19 0 0 0 3.1 4.1 5.6 Oil country tubular 22 45 33 0 0 0 4.3 3.4 2.8 Line pipe & tube 44 39 11 6 0 0 3.3 2.5 2.1 Pressure pipe & tube 56 25 13 6 0 0 3.1 2.3 1.3 Mechanical pipe & tube 48 40 9 3 0 0 2.8 2.8 3.4 Structural pipe & tube 57 39 4 0 0 0 2.0 2.2 2.8 Nickel-based superalloys 11 33 44 12 0 0 6.5 7.9 7.1 Cobalt-based superalloys 0 0 60 40 0 0 11.0 7.3 5.3 Titanium-based superalloys 0 0 75 0 25 0 12.4 7.3 7.6 NONFERROUS METALS Copper sheet & strip 29 52 14 0 5 0 4.3 5.1 3.9 Brass sheet & strip 32 47 16 0 5 0 4.4 3.8 3.4 Free-cutting brass rod 56 25 19 0 0 0 2.7 2.5 3.0 Copper water tube 43 29 28 0 0 0 3.5 3.2 2.8 Copper wirebar 50 25 25 0 0 0 3.1 3.8 1.6 Aluminum sheet & strip 46 42 12 0 0 0 2.6 3.4 4.2 Aluminum tube 45 45 10 0 0 0 2.6 2.8 3.9 Aluminum plate 70 25 5 0 0 0 1.6 2.2 1.4 Titanium sheet 0 44 33 12 11 0 8.8 9.8 8.4 Titanium bars & rods 0 33 50 17 0 0 7.8 10.6 5.4 Titanium plate 0 20 60 20 0 0 8.6 10.9 7.8 Zinc 29 57 14 0 0 0 3.3 1.8 2.0 Lead 40 40 20 0 0 0 3.2 2.3 2.5 Nickel 56 33 11 0 0 0 2.3 3.1 6.3 Tin 33 34 33 0 0 0 4.0 2.3 2.6 Cadmium 33 0 67 0 0 0 5.5 3.1 3.0 Tantalum 0 0 100 0 0 0 8.0 6.2 5.0 FABRICATED METALS Stampings 14 56 28 2 0 0 4.6 5.6 5.5 Forgings 0 43 40 17 0 0 7.3 8.4 7.3 Steel wire 25 58 17 0 0 0 3.5 3.5 3.5 Jigs & fixtures 16 31 38 15 0 0 6.6 4.6 6.6 Gray iron castings 12 36 44 8 0 0 6.1 6.3 6.5 Ductile iron castings 10 35 45 10 0 0 6.4 6.7 6.3 Investment castings 0 11 39 44 6 0 11.8 10.2 8.5 Die castings (all kinds) 10 25 50 15 0 0 7.3 7.7 7.1 Powder metal parts 0 33 60 7 0 0 7.0 7.3 6.4 Copper wire & cable 61 33 6 0 0 0 1.9 2.8 3.8 Aluminum wire & cable 56 44 0 0 0 0 1.8 1.9 4.8 Magnet wire 46 45 0 9 0 0 3.2 3.8 2.8 Busbar 58 42 0 0 0 0 1.8 1.4 2.2 Coaxial cable 73 27 0 0 0 0 1.3 1.8 1.5 MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL Electric motors: FHP 38 29 29 4 0 0 4.2 3.9 2.8 Electric motors: 1-30 HP 21 43 18 18 0 0 5.8 5.0 2.9 Electric motors: 30+ HP 6 24 35 18 6 11 12.0 9.0 5.5 Motor controls 21 57 11 11 0 0 4.6 4.2 3.3 Pumps 31 31 24 14 0 0 5.3 4.6 4.6 Gears 30 40 9 17 4 0 6.0 5.4 4.9 Pressure gauges 57 39 4 0 0 0 2.0 2.3 1.9 Lighting fixtures 62 33 5 0 0 0 1.9 1.4 1.7 Temperature controls 45 41 14 0 0 0 2.8 2.5 2.3 Test instruments 43 50 7 0 0 0 2.5 1.9 2.1 Circuit breakers 55 30 11 4 0 0 2.8 2.3 1.5 Connectors 57 32 11 0 0 0 2.3 3.5 2.0 Switches 48 36 16 0 0 0 2.8 2.9 2.1 Nonfriction bearings 57 14 24 5 0 0 3.4 3.6 1.8 Valves 43 42 15 0 0 0 2.9 3.3 2.9 Special fasteners 15 48 22 15 0 0 5.8 4.6 5.5 Machine tools 56 25 13 6 0 0 3.1 3.9 4.1 Speed reducers 32 37 21 10 0 0 4.8 4.6 4.2 Cutting tool inserts 70 25 5 0 0 0 1.6 1.5 1.5 Grinding wheels 70 26 4 0 0 0 1.6 1.6 1.7 Lubricants 77 23 0 0 0 0 1.2 1.1 1.5 Adhesives 64 32 4 0 0 0 1.7 1.8 1.9 MATERIALS HANDLING Cranes & hoists 18 46 27 9 0 0 5.3 4.7 5.3 Lift trucks 38 25 19 13 5 0 6.1 7.3 8.0 Lift truck batteries 79 7 7 7 0 0 2.3 2.6 2.5 Conveyors 25 50 25 0 0 0 3.9 4.7 4.7 Hydraulic cylinders 9 73 9 9 0 0 4.7 2.8 4.5 Industrial trucks 33 33 17 17 0 0 5.3 6.3 6.0 Robots 0 0 33 0 67 0 19.7 14.8 16.8 PAPER Pulp 33 34 33 0 0 0 4.0 1.6 1.5 Office papers 78 19 3 0 0 0 1.3 1.0 1.5 Printing papers 47 47 6 0 0 0 2.4 2.1 2.0 Coated papers 33 56 11 0 0 0 3.0 2.0 4.6 Newsprint 38 50 12 0 0 0 2.9 2.2 1.1 PLASTIC & RUBBER Injection molded plastics 4 67 29 0 0 0 4.7 5.2 4.6 Blow molded plastics 0 42 58 0 0 0 6.1 5.2 4.4 Extruded plastics 11 63 26 0 0 0 4.4 4.6 3.8 Compression mold. plastics 17 25 58 0 0 0 5.6 7.0 3.9 Seals & rings 59 24 17 0 0 0 2.5 2.7 2.8 Flat belting 56 31 13 0 0 0 2.4 2.4 2.1 V-belts 76 24 0 0 0 0 1.2 1.3 1.1 Rubber hose 68 32 0 0 0 0 1.5 1.8 2.0 Replacement tires 79 21 0 0 0 0 1.1 1.5 1.4 PACKAGING Linerboard 9 83 8 0 0 0 3.6 2.7 3.1 Corrugating medium 27 73 0 0 0 0 2.7 2.6 3.1 Containerboard 27 73 0 0 0 0 2.7 2.5 2.8 Corrugated containers 26 70 4 0 0 0 2.9 2.9 2.6 Folding cartons 32 56 9 3 0 0 3.3 3.3 4.1 Multiwall bags 33 44 23 0 0 0 3.5 3.7 2.3 Aluminum cans 60 40 0 0 0 0 1.7 2.9 6.6 Steel cans 67 33 0 0 0 0 1.5 2.0 3.2 Glass containers 45 33 11 11 0 0 4.0 4.5 3.3 Plastic bottles 62 23 8 7 0 0 2.9 3.2 2.5 Plastic film 53 33 7 7 0 0 3.0 3.1 2.2 Laminates 70 20 0 10 0 0 2.6 3.3 1.8 OFFICE Copiers 38 48 14 0 0 0 3.0 2.0 3.7 Facsimiles 67 22 11 0 0 0 2.0 1.6 2.9 Personal computers 42 50 4 0 0 4 3.8 2.3 2.6 Printers 71 24 0 0 0 5 2.9 1.6 2.2 Business forms 21 71 8 0 0 0 3.3 3.0 4.0 Office furniture 25 44 31 0 0 0 4.2 3.0 4.2 Mailroom equipment 40 50 0 0 0 10 5.5 2.1 4.2 GLASS/CLAY Fiberglass 33 45 22 0 0 0 3.5 4.6 4.2 Fiberoptic cable 17 50 17 16 0 0 5.8 4.1 4.3 Sheet glass 27 37 36 0 0 0 4.3 2.6 3.3 Refractories 20 40 40 0 0 0 4.7 7.4 2.5 PRECIOUS METALS Gold 50 25 25 0 0 0 3.1 1.7 1.5 Silver 60 0 40 0 0 0 3.5 2.3 2.5 Platinum 0 0 50 50 0 0 11.8 5.0 3.5 Palladium 0 0 50 50 0 0 11.8 9.0 8.0 CHEMICALS/RESINS Sulfuric acid 38 54 0 8 0 0 3.3 2.5 2.2 Hydrochloric acid 50 43 0 7 0 0 2.9 2.9 2.7 Acetic acid 33 56 0 11 0 0 3.8 2.2 2.7 Ammonia 38 49 0 13 0 0 3.9 2.6 2.3 Hydrogen peroxide 56 33 0 11 0 0 3.2 2.2 2.5 Isopropronol 50 38 0 12 0 0 3.5 2.0 1.6 Methylene chloride 17 67 0 16 0 0 5.0 3.1 3.3 Caustic soda 29 64 0 7 0 0 3.5 4.7 2.9 ABS 20 0 20 40 20 0 13.0 8.1 8.5 LDPE 20 20 20 40 0 0 8.6 5.3 |