Uh...
It’s CNC, not CMC. And gears are hobbed, not milled or turned.
But hey, you’re the expert, so you can decide how much they’re worth.
yes CNC i missed the N and i know about gear hobbers and broaches but i'd bet a CNC wire-burner will cut better gears than a hobber will... but i don't know their layout and i'm STILL willing to bet most of them are NOT machinists
ps in days gone by, i was a machinist and CNC programmer in the Flint Glass workers union at Corning Glass
>>>>so you can decide how much they’re worth.<<<<<<
Modern hobbing machines, also known as hobbers, are fully automated machines that come in many sizes, because they need to be able to produce anything from tiny instrument gears up to 10 ft (3.0 m) diameter marine gears. Each gear hobbing machine typically consists of a chuck and tailstock, to hold the workpiece or a spindle, a spindle on which the hob is mounted, and a drive motor.[3]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobbing
Looks like the people attending these machines should be engineering students working part-time on their way thou an engineering program at around minimum wage.
Win-win deal, the kids can cut the cost of a University education, companies can compete with off-shore entities, and the customer get an local, well-made, and inexpensive product.
Somewhere along the line the students might also pick up a work-ethic suitable for full-time work after graduation, something probably not acquired at a union shop these days.
My guess is, however, it’ll never happen, the unions/govt will refuse to change until our economy is ‘face down in the gutter’ ala a drunk, before we, as voters, will collectively realize we need to change our ways.