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ly resulting in more favorable rates to producers. Product liability disputes are usually settled by negotiation rather than litigation, and judges, notjuries, decide compensation amounts. In the United States, manufacturers must purchase expensive product liability insurance policies which offer relatively little protection against large jury awards. According to industry sources, 5 these differences help explain why .. firms, especially smaller-sized producers, are not able to compete favorably in global markets. New Machinery Investment The .. industry is lagging in competitiveness with respect to the application of new and technologically advanced machinery. The use of such machinery boosts productivity, but since 1, tax incentives for purchasing new equipment have been reduced and equipment prices have increased. 5 The advantages of using new machinery, both machine tools and automated USITC staff interviews with gear industry officials, the United Kingdom and West Germany, November 1. " Transcript of public hearing, Nov. 1, 1, . 7. 8 Data submitted in response to questionnaires of the .. International Trade Commission. 8 USITC staff interviews with gear making machine tool manufacturers and purchasers, August 1. material-handling devices, are numerous. Benefits resulting from investing in modern machine tools include: ( reduced maintenance; ( shorter cycle times, .., workpieces can be machined more quickly;5 ( better accuracy resulting in less scrap; ( quicker setup times due to computer-controlled or pre-programmed machining sequences; and ( computer-controlled or preprogrammed machine maintenance and operation diagnostics. Because new machinery has such time-saving and quality control features, other benefits are forthcoming to the user. Productivity is increased and, according to industry sources, such increases range from 3 to 1 percent. 6 Officials of the VDMA report that using CBN cutting and/or