Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing measuring and controlling devices (except search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical instruments and systems; automatic environmental controls for residential, commercial, and appliance use; instruments for measurement, display, and control of industrial process variables; totalizing fluid meters and counting devices; instruments for measuring and testing electricity and electrical signals; analytical laboratory instruments; irradiation equipment; and electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus). Illustrative Examples: Aircraft engine instruments manufacturing Automotive emissions testing equipment manufacturing Clocks assembling Meteorological instruments manufacturing Physical properties testing and inspection equipment manufacturing Polygraph machines manufacturing Radiation detection and monitoring instruments manufacturing Surveying instruments manufacturing Thermometers, liquid-in-glass and bimetal types (except medical), manufacturing Watches (except smartwatches) and parts (except crystals) manufacturing
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Manufacturing 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Manufacturing sector comprises establishments engaged in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products. The assembling of component parts of manufactured products is considered manufacturing, except in cases where the activity is appropriately classified in Sector 23, Construction. Establishments in the Manufacturing sector are often described as plants, factories, or mills and characteristically use power-driven machines and material handling equipment. However, establishments that transform materials or substances into new products by hand or in the worker's home and those engaged in selling to the general public products made on the same premises from which they are sold, such as bakeries, candy stores, and custom tailors, may also be included in this sector. Manufacturing establishments may process materials or may contract with other establishments to process their materials for them. Both types of establishments are included in manufacturing. Selected industries in the Manufacturing sector are comprised solely of establishments that process materials for other establishments on a contract or fee basis. Beyond these dedicated contract manufacturing industries, establishments that process materials for other establishments are generally classified in the Manufacturing industry of the processed materials. The materials, substances, or components transformed by manufacturing establishments are raw materials that are products of agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, or quarrying as well as products of other manufacturing establishments. The materials used may be purchased directly from producers, obtained through customary trade channels, or secured without recourse to the market by transferring the product from one establishment to another, under the same ownership. The new product of a manufacturing establishment may be finished in the sense that it is ready for utilization or consumption, or it may be semi-finished to become an input for an establishment engaged in further manufacturing. For example, the product of the alumina refinery is the input used in the primary production of aluminum; primary aluminum is the input to an aluminum wire drawing plant; and aluminum wire is the input for a fabricated wire product manufacturing establishment. The subsectors in the Manufacturing sector generally reflect distinct production processes related to material inputs, production equipment, and employee skills. In the machinery area, where assembling is a key activity, parts and accessories for manufactured products are classified in the industry of the finished manufactured item when they are made for separate sale. For example, an attachment for a piece of metalworking machinery would be classified with metalworking machinery. However, component inputs from other manufacturing establishments are classified based on the production function of the component manufacturer. For example, electronic components are classified in Subsector 334, Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing, and stampings are classified in Subsector 332, Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing. Manufacturing establishments often perform one or more activities that are classified outside the Manufacturing sector of NAICS. For instance, almost all manufacturing has some captive research and development or administrative operations, such as accounting, payroll, or management. These captive services are treated the same as captive manufacturing activities. When the services are provided by separate establishments, they are classified in the NAICS sector where such services are primary, not in manufacturing. The boundaries of manufacturing and the other sectors of the classification system can be somewhat blurry. The establishments in the Manufacturing sector are engaged in the transformation of materials into new products. Their output is a new product. However, the definition of what constitutes a new product can be somewhat subjective. As clarification, the following activities are considered manufacturing in NAICS: <table width=100%><tr><td width=10%> </td><td><dl><dt style='padding-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px;'>Milk bottling and pasteurizing;</dt><dt style='padding-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px;'>Water bottling and processing;</dt><dt style='padding-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px;'>Fresh fish packaging (oyster<br/> shucking, fish filleting);</dt><dt style='padding-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px;'>Apparel jobbing (assigning<br/> materials to contract<br/> factories or shops for<br/> fabrication or other contract<br/> operations) as well as<br/> contracting on materials<br/> owned by others;</dt><dt style='padding-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px;'>Printing and related activities;</dt><dt style='padding-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px;'>Ready-mix concrete production;</dt><dt style='padding-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px;'>Leather converting;</dt><dt style='padding-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px;'>Grinding lenses to<br/> prescription;</dt><dt style='padding-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px;'>Wood preserving;</dt><dt style='padding-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px;'>Lapidary work for the trade;</dt></dl></td><td width=10%> </td><td><dl><dt style='padding-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px;'>Electroplating, plating, metal<br/> heat treating, and<br/> polishing for the trade;</dt><dt style='padding-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px;'>Fabricating signs and<br/> advertising displays;</dt><dt style='padding-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px;'>Rebuilding or remanufacturing<br/> machinery (i.e., automotive<br/> parts);</dt><dt style='padding-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px;'>Making manufactured homes<br/> (i.e., mobile homes) or<br/> prefabricated buildings,<br/> whether or not assembling/<br/> erecting at the customers'<br/> site;</dt><dt style='padding-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px;'>Ship repair and renovation;</dt><dt style='padding-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px;'>Machine shops; and</dt><dt style='padding-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px;'>Tire retreading.</dt></dl></td><td width=10%> </td></tr></table> Conversely, there are activities that are sometimes considered manufacturing, but which for NAICS are classified in another sector (i.e., not classified as manufacturing). They include: 1. Logging, classified in Sector 11, Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, is considered a harvesting operation; 2. Beneficiating ores and other minerals, classified in Sector 21, Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction, is considered part of the activity of mining; 3. Constructing structures, assembling prefabricated buildings, and fabricating at the construction site by contractors are classified in Sector 23, Construction; 4. Breaking bulk and reselling in smaller lots, including packaging, repackaging, or bottling products, such as liquors or chemicals; assembling and selling computers on a custom basis; sorting and reselling scrap; mixing and selling paints to customer order; and cutting metals to customer order for resale are classified in Sector 42, Wholesale Trade, or Sector 44-45, Retail Trade; and 5. Publishing and the combined activity of publishing and printing, classified in Sector 51, Information, transform information into a product for which the value to the consumer lies in the information content, not in the format in which it is distributed (i.e., the book or software compact disc). |
| 334 | Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 3-digit subsector | Industries in the Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing subsector group establishments that manufacture computers, computer peripherals, communications equipment, and similar electronic products, and establishments that manufacture components for such products. The Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing industries are combined in the hierarchy of NAICS because of their economic significance to the economies of all three North American countries. For industries in this subsector, the manufacturing processes are fundamentally different from the manufacturing processes of other machinery and equipment. The design and use of integrated circuits and the application of highly specialized miniaturization technologies are common elements in the production technologies of the Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing subsector. |
| 3345 | Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 4-digit industry group | Industries in the Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing subsector group establishments that manufacture computers, computer peripherals, communications equipment, and similar electronic products, and establishments that manufacture components for such products. The Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing industries are combined in the hierarchy of NAICS because of their economic significance to the economies of all three North American countries. For industries in this subsector, the manufacturing processes are fundamentally different from the manufacturing processes of other machinery and equipment. The design and use of integrated circuits and the application of highly specialized miniaturization technologies are common elements in the production technologies of the Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing subsector. |
| 33451 | Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 5-digit NAICS industry | This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments. Examples of products made by these establishments are aeronautical instruments, appliance regulators and controls (except switches), laboratory analytical instruments, navigation and guidance systems, and physical properties testing equipment. |
| 334519 | Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing 6-digit U.S. detail | This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing measuring and controlling devices (except search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical instruments and systems; automatic environmental controls for residential, commercial, and appliance use; instruments for measurement, display, and control of industrial process variables; totalizing fluid meters and counting devices; instruments for measuring and testing electricity and electrical signals; analytical laboratory instruments; irradiation equipment; and electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus). Illustrative Examples: Aircraft engine instruments manufacturing Automotive emissions testing equipment manufacturing Clocks assembling Meteorological instruments manufacturing Physical properties testing and inspection equipment manufacturing Polygraph machines manufacturing Radiation detection and monitoring instruments manufacturing Surveying instruments manufacturing Thermometers, liquid-in-glass and bimetal types (except medical), manufacturing Watches (except smartwatches) and parts (except crystals) manufacturing |
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Classification References
- 01Manufacturing medical thermometers--are classified in U.S. Industry 339112, Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing;
- 02Manufacturing search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical systems and instruments--are classified in U.S. Industry 334511, Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing;
- 03Manufacturing automatic controls and regulators for applications, such as heating, air-conditioning, refrigeration and appliances--are classified in U.S. Industry 334512, Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use;
- 04Manufacturing instruments and related devices that measure, display, or control (i.e., monitor or analyze) industrial process variables--are classified in U.S. Industry 334513, Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables;
- 05Manufacturing totalizing (i.e., registering) fluid meters and counting devices, including motor vehicle gauges--are classified in U.S. Industry 334514, Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing;
- 06Manufacturing instruments for measuring and testing the characteristics of electricity and electrical signals--are classified in U.S. Industry 334515, Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals;
- 07Manufacturing instruments for laboratory analysis of the physical composition or concentration of samples of solid, fluid, gaseous, or composite materials--are classified in U.S. Industry 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing;
- 08Manufacturing X-ray apparatus, tubes, or related irradiation apparatus--are classified in U.S. Industry 334517, Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing;
- 09Manufacturing electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus--are classified in U.S. Industry 334510, Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing;
- 10Manufacturing glass watch and clock crystals--are classified in Industry 32721, Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing;
- 11Manufacturing plastics watch and clock crystals--are classified in U.S. Industry 326199, All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing;
- 12Manufacturing timing relays--are classified in U.S. Industry 335314, Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing; and
- 13Manufacturing smartwatches--are classified in Industry 334220, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing.
Index Items
Abrasion testing machines manufacturing
Accelerometers (except aerospace type) manufacturing
Actinometers, meteorological, manufacturing
Aircraft engine instruments manufacturing
Alarm clocks manufacturing
Alidades, surveying, manufacturing
Appliance timers manufacturing
Automotive emissions testing equipment manufacturing
Barographs manufacturing
Barometers manufacturing
Breath alcohol testing devices manufacturing
Breathalyzers manufacturing
Ceilometers manufacturing
Chains, surveyor's, manufacturing
Chronographs manufacturing
Chronometers manufacturing
Clock materials and parts (except crystals) manufacturing
Clock or watch springs, precision, made from purchased wire
Clocks assembling
Clocks assembling from purchased components
Commercial timing mechanisms manufacturing
Compasses, portable magnetic-type, manufacturing
Count rate meters, nuclear radiation, manufacturing
Dating devices and machines (except rubber stamps) manufacturing
Detectors, scintillation, manufacturing
Dosimetry devices manufacturing
Drafting instruments manufacturing
Dynamometers manufacturing
Evaporation meters manufacturing
Fatigue testing machines, industrial, mechanical, manufacturing
Fire detector systems, nonelectric, manufacturing
Fuel densitometers, aircraft engine, manufacturing
Fuel mixture indicators, aircraft engine, manufacturing
Fuel system instruments, aircraft, manufacturing
Fuel totalizers, aircraft engine, manufacturing
Galvanometers, geophysical, manufacturing
Gas leak detectors manufacturing
Geiger counters manufacturing
Geophysical instruments manufacturing
Hand stamps (e.g., date, time), timing mechanism operated, manufacturing
Hardness testing equipment manufacturing
Household-type timing mechanisms manufacturing
Humidity instruments (except industrial process and air-conditioning type) manufacturing
Hydrometers (except industrial process-type) manufacturing
Hygrometers (except industrial process-type) manufacturing
Hygrothermographs manufacturing
Indicator testers, turntable, manufacturing
Instrumentation for reactor controls, auxiliary, manufacturing
Ion chambers manufacturing
Kinematic test and measuring equipment manufacturing
Leak detectors, water, manufacturing
Level gauges, radiation-type, manufacturing
Levels and tapes, surveying, manufacturing
Lie detectors manufacturing
Magnetometers manufacturing
Mechanisms, clockwork operated device, manufacturing
Metal detectors manufacturing
Meteorologic tracking systems manufacturing
Meteorological instruments manufacturing
Modules for clocks and watches manufacturing
Movements, watch or clock, manufacturing
Nephoscopes manufacturing
Nuclear instrument modules manufacturing
Physical properties testing and inspection equipment manufacturing
Pitometers manufacturing
Polygraph machines manufacturing
Pressure and vacuum indicators, aircraft engine, manufacturing
Pressure transducers manufacturing
Pulse analyzers, nuclear monitoring, manufacturing
Pyrheliometers manufacturing
RADIAC (radioactivity detection, identification, and computation) equipment manufacturing
Radiation detection and monitoring instruments manufacturing
Radioactivity detection, identification, and computation (RADIAC) equipment manufacturing
Rain gauges manufacturing
Rods, surveyor's, manufacturing
Rules, slide, manufacturing
Sample changers, nuclear radiation, manufacturing
Scalers, nuclear radiation, manufacturing
Scintillation detectors manufacturing
Seismographs manufacturing
Seismometers manufacturing
Seismoscopes manufacturing
Sextants, surveying, manufacturing
Solarimeters manufacturing
Spectrometers (e.g., liquid scintillation, nuclear) manufacturing
Springs, clock and watch, made from purchased wire
Surveying instruments manufacturing
Tapes, surveyor's, manufacturing
Templates, drafting, manufacturing
Tensile strength testing equipment manufacturing
Testers for checking hydraulic controls on aircraft manufacturing
Testing equipment (e.g., abrasion, shearing strength, tensile strength, torsion) manufacturing
Theodolites, surveying, manufacturing
Thermocouples (except industrial process, aircraft type, glass vacuum) manufacturing
Thermometer, liquid-in-glass and bimetal types (except medical), manufacturing
Thickness gauging instruments, ultrasonic, manufacturing
Thrust power indicators, aircraft engine, manufacturing
Time clocks and time recording devices manufacturing
Time locks manufacturing
Time stamps containing clock mechanisms manufacturing
Timers for industrial use, clockwork mechanism, manufacturing
Timing mechanisms, clockwork, manufacturing
Torsion testing equipment manufacturing
Transducers, pressure, manufacturing
Transits, surveying, manufacturing
T-squares (drafting) manufacturing
Ultrasonic testing equipment (except medical) manufacturing
Vibration meters, analyzers, and calibrators, manufacturing
Viscosimeters (except industrial process type) manufacturing
Wall clocks manufacturing
Watch jewels manufacturing
Watchcase manufacturing
Watches (except smartwatches) and parts (except crystals) manufacturing
Water leak detectors manufacturing
Weather tracking equipment manufacturing
Whole body counters, nuclear, manufacturing
Wind direction indicators manufacturing
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External Resources
Census.gov NAICS Detail
Official US Census Bureau definition and scope for NAICS 334519.
National Association of Manufacturers
The official site of the largest trade association for manufacturing in the US covering the broader sector including measuring and controlling devices.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The official government page providing detailed employment, wages, and production data for this specific NAICS code.
Manufacturing Institute
An independent industry organization dedicated to advancing U.S. manufacturing with resources and news for various sectors including device manufacturing.
