Do we want more rusting and soon-to-be obsolete machinery -using funds which are better invested in research on new technology, in labor training and in management skills?

Six of the ground floor laboratories were redeveloped, with the removal of obsolete machinery and equipment allowing extra mezzanine space to be constructed within.

Plans include replacing obsolete machinery to increase productivity, quality and output-effectiveness.

These metals are mined, but inefficiently due to continued use of poorly maintained, obsolete machinery left over from the communist era.

Boston already had a Computer Museum, but we were neck-and-neck with them as a showcase of obsolete machinery.

From the doorway he had a partially obstructed view of the main room downstairs, which was dominated by huge presses and other obsolete machinery that had been left behind when the plant closed down.

They crossed another yard, where hulks of obsolete machinery crouched, bleeding rust into their blankets of snow, and entered a large building with a high vaulted roof hidden in gloom.

What the hell are they doing dumping obsolete machinery on us?

Moreover, much of the loss consists of worthless goods - weapons or obsolete industrial machinery.

But the initial effect has been to reduce the flow of finished goods, as factories slow down to meet quality standards or stop altogether to replace obsolete machinery.