Association for Manufacturing Technology

WEBINAR: How Distributors Gain an Advantage in the Cloud

According to Forbes, 37 percent of workloads in 2019 were on-premise, meaning a significant number of businesses were at a disadvantage when the pandemic hit.

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February Metalworking Machinery Orders Surge 34% From a Year Earlier

AMT said there was a surprising uptick in February orders from the oil and gas industry despite the weather-related turmoil.

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Cutting Tool Orders Not Yet Reflective of Business Recovery

“The outlook is looking brighter for cutting tools, but the road to a full recovery remains long."

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January Machining Orders Far Below December, But Up 12% Year-Over-year

It was the third-straight month of year-over-year gains.

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US Cutting Tool Consumption Sunk 22% in 2020

Orders picked up steadily after bottoming out at down 36 percent year-over-year in May, but still have a long way to go to comparative breakeven.

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Metal Cutting Machinery Orders Ended 2020 on Strong Note

December US orders surged 40 percent from November, cutting the year-to-date deficit to less than 15 percent compared to 2019.

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US Cutting Tool Orders Sink 10% in November

The decline from October is compounded by a 23 percent year-over-year deficit.

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Monthly Machining Unit Orders Dip, but Value Has Long-Awaited YoY Rise

The number of November orders fell 12.8 percent from October, but their value was up year-over-year for the first time since January 2019.

Despite Solid October Gain, US Cutting Tool Orders Still Down 22% YoY

The president of the US Cutting Tool Institute said October's results show that "at least the bleeding has stopped."

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US Metalworking Machinery Orders' Year-Over-Year Gap Continues to Narrow

October orders for manufacturing technology were down 20 percent year-over-year, but that's a major improvement from this past Spring.

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September US Cutting Tool Orders Up 15% From August, Sparking Optimism

Though still down 20 percent year-over-year, the market's continued recovery has been far better than anticipated during the spring.

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US Metalworking Orders Jump Month-to-Month; Still Well Below 2019

Metal cutting, forming and fabricating orders had a large jump from August but is still pacing weak year-over-year.