The flat-panel-equipment business has some notable downsides: While companies may spend three years filling a single order, they may also go three years without a single order. Companies must also custom build each order they receive. It's a different matter entirely with the precision machine tools used to manufacture machine parts. Such machine tools can be produced in volume and product lines enjoy long life cycles.
相對於 FPD 設備需為每一家下單廠商「量身訂做」，一張訂單吃 3 年、卻也可能 3 年接不到一張單，用來生產、加工各種機械零件的精密工具機，可以量產，具有可長可久的特性，因此是政府的首選。