This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing industrial and commercial electric apparatus and other equipment (except lighting equipment, household appliances, transformers, motors, generators, switchgear, relays, industrial controls, batteries, communication and energy wire and cable, wiring devices, and carbon and graphite products). This industry includes power converters (i.e., AC to DC and DC to AC), power supplies, surge suppressors, and similar equipment for industrial-type and consumer-type equipment. Manufacturing lighting equipment--are classified in Industry Group 3351, Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing household-type appliances--are classified in Industry Group 3352, Household Appliance Manufacturing; Manufacturing transformers, motors, generators, switchgear, relays, and industrial controls--are classified in Industry 33531, Electrical Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing primary and storage batteries--are classified in Industry 33591, Battery Manufacturing; Manufacturing communication and energy wire and cable from purchased wire or fiber-optic strand--are classified in Industry 33592, Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing; Manufacturing current-carrying and noncurrent-carrying wiring devices--are classified in Industry 33593, Wiring Device Manufacturing; Manufacturing electronic component-type rectifiers (except semiconductor)--are classified in U.S. Industry 334419, Other Electronic Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing semiconductor rectifiers, voltage regulating integrated circuits, power converting integrated circuits, and similar semiconductor devices--are classified in U.S. Industry 334413, Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing; Manufacturing electronic component-type capacitors and condensers--are classified in U.S. Industry 334414, Electronic Capacitor Manufacturing; Manufacturing carbon and graphite products--are classified in U.S. Industry 335991, Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing; and Manufacturing equipment incorporating lasers--are classified in various manufacturing subsectors based on the associated production process of the finished equipment.
