Food Engineering’s 2015 Replacement Parts and Components Trends Survey identifies the “who, what, why and how” of replacement parts purchasing, inventory maintenance, condition monitoring and related topics. Food and beverage manufacturing personnel reported spending less on replacement parts and components in 2014, with a mean spend of $1,136,249, compared to $1,529,092 the year before, a 26 percent decrease. The median spend also decreased to $300,000 from $500,000 in 2013.