Foreign entities with knowledge of the multi-axis simultaneous control machinetool industry view the U.S. export control policies and requirements as an additional burden to consider when dealing with U.S. multi-axis machinetool manufactures.
The disappearing jobs list also reflects the continuing long-term decline of no- and low-skilled manufacturing jobs in the U.S.--sewing machine operators, engine assemblers, machinetool setters, home appliance repairers and textile knitting machine operators.