Production Machinery Production equipment is vital to any manufacturer. Minor misalignments in precision tools can cause massive mechanical breakdown. Much modern production equipment is computer controlled or uses sophisticated and sensitive electronic technology. These machines' electronic circuits can be destroyed by power surges, sags and harmonic distortion. The cost of a new logic board may be minor but the cost of lost production is not. Since production equipment is heavily used - in some cases around the clock - it is prone to breakdown. Breakdown of custom or foreign made equipment or components may require more time for fabrication or additional cost to rush delivery of replacements. © 2004 The Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance and Inspection Company.     All rights reserved.