美国的制造商的劳动力率比环太平洋国家高得多，他们必须不断寻找新的方法来降低劳动力成本，同时生产出适合、形状和功能一致的优质产品。在油管业务中，旋转切割和拉动、在线成型、联合作业和分支的机器正在减少制造时间和劳动力含量，同时与旧方法相比保持同等或更好的质量。

MANUFACTURERS IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH A LABOR RATE MUCH HIGHER THAN IN PACIFIC RIM COUNTRIES, MUST CONSTANTLY LOOK AT NEW WAYS TO REDUCE LABOR COST, YET PRODUCE QUALITY PRODUCTS OF CONSISTANT FIT, FORM, AND FUNCTION. IN THE TUBING BUSINESS, MACHINES THAT ROTARY CUT AND PULL, DO IN-LINE FORMING, COMBINED OPERATIONS, AND BRANCHING ARE REDUCING THE MANUFACTURING TIME AND LABOR CONTENT WHILE MAINTAINING EQUAL OR BETTER QUALITY WHEN COMPARED TO OLDER METHODS.