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Roundtable Forum: Machinery Industry

JOHN INCH is an Analyst with Bear Stearns & Company, covering machinery and diversified industrial companies. Prior to joining the firm, he was associated with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. Mr. Inch holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario and an M.B.A. from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Chicago. Profile
CHARLES R. HARRIS is a Managing Director and Capital Goods Research Analyst with CIBC World-Markets. Previously, he followed capital goods and auto parts companies at Value Line, as well as served as President of the Machinery Analysts of New York. Mr. Harris holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Vassar College. Profile
TWST: John, I'd like to begin by asking each of you to tell us about the

approach you take to the machinery industry, which sectors of the

industry you look at most closely, and whether it is