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I just bought my second Haas CNC mill. I use them primarily to make parts for implantable medical devices, but they could just as easily make parts for small arms, guided missiles, or aircraft. Most big names in CNC machine tools are Eastern; Japanese, Taiwanese, or Chinese, with a few European. Haas, the biggest and most well known Western manufacturer of CNC machine tools, stands accused of continuing to supply Russian companies involved in military manufacturing, long after the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian war.
Documents filed with the U.S. Treasury and Department of Commerce indicate that RATEP is one of many Russian enterprises that Haas Automation has serviced with direct shipments of goods in that period.
Per the aforementioned PBS Newshour report, the American company allegedly approved as many as 18 shipments to Russia between March and October of 2022 to the tune of $2.8 million.
(Score: 2) by richtopia on Tuesday March 21, @03:06PM
The article doesn't specify what is export controlled. In the 80's Toshiba got in trouble for exporting 9 axis machines capable of milling precise propellers for submarines to the USSR. That is an example where the technology is bleeding edge and the price tag is large enough that only specific actors would be in the market for such a tool.
To extend your IT example, trying to export control any x86 computer is a lost cause. But putting controls on NVIDIA's A100 is possible and has received press thanks to being export controlled to the PRC.