Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenancein USA
USA Market Research and Industry Report
5 September 2007
Industry Code : 81121
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in repairing and maintaining one or more of the following: (1) consumer electronic equipment; (2) computers; (3) office machines; (4) communication equipment; and (5) other electronic and precision equipment and instruments, without retailing these products as new. Establishments in this industry repair items, such as microscopes, radar and sonar equipment, televisions, stereos, video recorders, computers, fax machines, photocopying machines, two-way radios and other communications equipment, scientific instruments, and medical equipment. Industry participants offer on-site as well as in-store repair services. Participants often specialize in a product area. For example some players will provide repair services for medical equipment developed by a variety of manufacturers. Other participants may specialize in providing repair services for a particular manufacturer and service all products manufactured by that company. Generally participants who specialize in repair services for a particular manufacturer are contractors who work closely with product manufacturers. Often these participants gain business via agreements with the product manufacturer that state that repair and maintenance of products covered under warranty must be carried out by a linked participant.
The major products and services in this industry are:
| - | Computer & Data Processing Equipment |
| - | Other electronic and precision equipment |
| - | Communications Equipment |
| - | Consumer electronics (including radio, television and VCR) |
| - | Other Repair and Maintenance |
| - | Medical, dental and laboratory equipment | |
The primary activities of this industry are:
| - | Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance |
| - | Camera repair shops without retailing new cameras |
| - | Consumer electronics repair and maintenance services without retailing new consumer electronics |
| - | Photographic equipment repair shops without retailing new photographic equipment |
| - | Radio repair and maintenance services without retailing new radios |
| - | Stereo equipment repair shops without retailing new stereo equipment |
| - | Television repair services without retailing new televisions |
| - | Video cassette recorder (VCR) repair services without retailing new video cassette recorders |
| - | Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance |
| - | Computer equipment repair and maintenance services without retailing new computers |
| - | Office machine repair and maintenance services (except communication equipment) |
| - | Photocopying machine repair and maintenance services without retailing new photocopy machines |
| - | Recycling inkjet cartridges |
| - | Typewriter repair and maintenance services |
| - | Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance |
| - | Communication equipment repair and maintenance services |
| - | Facsimile machine repair and maintenance services |
| - | Fax machine repair and maintenance services |
| - | Public address system repair and maintenance services |
| - | Telephone equipment repair and maintenance services without retailing new telephone equipment |
| - | Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance |
| - | Dental equipment repair and maintenance services |
| - | Diagnostic imaging equipment repair and maintenance services |
| - | Laboratory instrument repair and maintenance services |
| - | Measuring instrument repair and maintenance services |
| - | Medical and surgical equipment repair and maintenance services |
| - | Meteorological instrument repair and maintenance services |
| - | Navigational instruments (e.g., radar, sonar) repair and maintenance services |
| - | Optical instrument repair and maintenance services |
| - | Precision equipment calibration |
| - | Radar and sonar equipment repair and maintenance services |
| - | Surgical instrument repair and maintenance services |
| - | Surveying instrument repair and maintenance services |
| - | Weighing equipment (e.g., balance, scales) repair and maintenance services | |
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Each comprehensive study also examines details such as the barriers to entry, operating cost structure (including averages), technology & systems and domestic & international markets. Tables and statistics include: Industry revenue, exports, imports, wages and number of companies in the industry, Industry growth and geographic location.
