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This category -- and the subcategories included with it -- brings together sites concerned with the supply and service of machines, systems, and associated ancilliary equipment that, in one way or another, alter the nature or condition of batches of materials, components, or parts that have so far probably been only partially manufactured. In some cases, the end result is a finished product. In others, the processing is merely a step along the way. Whatever the case, a change certainly occurs between the input and output stages. Note: Process Equipment sites usually have applications to a range of industries rather than one specific type of manufacturing. In contrast, sites that have an obvious relationship to a particular area of manufacturing are indexed in categories that conform with that relationship. (For example metalworking machinery is allocated to the Cutting_Equipment and Machine_Tools categories, just as tanning equipment and shoe making machines will be found in the Leatherworking_Machinery category.)
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