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Jan 7, 2025 · Should machine shops be ready to invest? What factors are shaping their spending choices in 2025? AMT’s chief economist explains it all in this podcast. Did the manufacturing economy achieve a ‘soft landing’ in 2024? What do U.S. manufacturing technology orders indicate about manufacturing ...

Jan 13, 2025 · AMT’s latest summary of new order activity indicates a 12.4% year-over-year improvement, “further evidence of the lengthened buying cycle for metalworking machinery in recent months”. U.S. machine shops and other manufacturers ordered $448.8 million worth of capital equipment during in ...

Nov 11, 2024 · The latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report shows new orders for machine tools totaled $450.6 million in September 2024, 24.0% more than the $363.41 million total for August 2024.

Jan 27, 2025 · Against flat demand and other problems, the world’s primary steelmakers finished 2024 with a total production volume of 1.8 billion metric tons, about 10 million metric tons less...

In an index of manufacturing activity, a 12.6% month/month rise in cutting-tool purchases means virtually no change from the year-ago result, and draws the 2024 total to $2.07 billion, less than 1% higher than 2023.

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Nov 20, 2024 · Ongoing adjustments in manufacturing production schedules and investment decisions, according to one expert observer, were the cause of falling demand for cutting tools during... More designs featuring screw threads with J profiles in new dimensions, offering a root radius that improves the tensile ...

Jul 9, 2024 · AMT’s report compiles data for metal-cutting and metal-forming-and-fabricating machinery, nationwide and in six regions of the U.S. The Association noted that the May USMTO total indicates a realization by manufacturers that capital investment is necessary “to meet the sustained demand for goods and machinery from consumers and businesses,” in spite of the …