Association for Manufacturing Technology

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

August 4, 2022

A Norfolk Southern railroad, Hickory, N.C., May 2018.

Port Operator Settles Rail Carrier's Lawsuit

July 13, 2022

Amazon Faces Investigation Over Anti-Competitive Concerns

July 7, 2022

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2 Black Executives Leave Amazon Amid Changes in Leadership

June 22, 2022

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

IEN Unboxed is a new show in which our editors unbox new tools on the market and discuss their features.

August 4, 2022

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AMT: 2021 Was Best Year Ever for Machine Tool Orders

While December saw a notable deceleration, it as far above a year earlier and brought the year to a total that was 55% higher than 2020.

February 15, 2022

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U.S. Cutting Tool Orders Grew 8.3% in 2021

December consumption grew 2.2% from November.

February 14, 2022

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U.S. Cutting Tool Orders Fall Month-to-Month, Jump Year-Over-Year

Orders have trended upward since hitting the bottom in August 2020 but have not seen a consistent month-to-month rise.

January 13, 2022

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November US Machine Tooling Orders Jump 14% from October

Orders were up more than double from a year earlier to the second-highest total since the Association for Manufacturing Technology began tracking them in 1998.

January 10, 2022

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September Cutting Tool Orders Decelerate, but Still Up 11% From 2020

Shipments still remain below their 2019 levels.

December 1, 2021

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September Machine Tooling Orders Up 60% from 2020, 9% from August

The engine, turbine and power generation sectors had the largest share of orders this year and their highest monthly value in a decade.

November 8, 2021

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August Machine Tooling Orders Hit Highest Mark in Nearly 3 Years

The year-to-date total reached $3.55 billion, the highest value through the first eight months of any year since 1998.

October 11, 2021

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Year-to-Date Machine Tooling Orders Blowing Past 2020's

July orders dipped slightly from June's, but soared compared to a year earlier.

September 13, 2021

June Cutting Tool Orders Up 7.1% From May, 20.5% YoY

The 12-month moving average improvement is in a healthy range.

August 23, 2021

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June Manufacturing Technology Orders Topped Pre-Pandemic Level

AMT said June orders were up 49% year-over-year and grew 9% from May.

August 9, 2021

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Manufacturing Technology Orders Grow at Explosive Pace

In only three other years since 1998 have orders surpassed $2 billion by May.

July 14, 2021

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Machine Tooling Orders Slide Month-to-Month, But Soar Year-Over-Year

April orders fell 12 percent from March, but are pacing significantly ahead of a downtrodden 2020.

June 14, 2021

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April Cutting Tool Orders Jump 26% Year-Over-Year, Down 4% From March

Year-to-date orders were down 6.4 percent through April.

June 10, 2021

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Cutting Tool Orders Continue Slow Recovery Through Early 2021

Supply chain challenges, reluctance in a portion of the workforce to return and rising material prices were cited as possible drags on the market.

May 12, 2021