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Timely Economic Insights; Meaningful Connections
Join the 2026 AMT Summer Economic Forum on July 16 in person in Whitestown, Indiana, or online. Gain expert insights into the economy, manufacturing, and machine tools. Registration is free, with an in-person AMT Meetup happy hour following the event.
Sustained Demand for Manufacturing Technology and Improving Industrial Measures
Recent improvements across key industrial measures point to continued underlying demand for manufacturing technology. Despite broader economic uncertainty, strengthening production indicators and capacity utilization trends are reinforcing long‑term investment fundamentals for manufacturers planning ahead.
News You Can Use
Short, tactical insights manufacturers can act on.
AI Is Changing the Industrial Playing Field
AI is rapidly reshaping manufacturers’ decision-making, engineering, and production, helping them respond more quickly to market demands, improve efficiency, and unlock new sources of value.
Reshoring: No Longer ‘If,’ but ‘How’
Reshoring efforts are accelerating, and the critical question for U.S. manufacturing has shifted from whether production should return home to how it can be done effectively and sustainably.
For Manufacturers: A Guide to Driving Business Value With AI
Adoption of AI is increasing quickly, and manufacturers are shifting focus from experimentation to outcomes. Learn how AI can deliver real business value across manufacturing operations.
Investment Signals a Maturing Additive Manufacturing Market
Recent capital investment is flowing toward scalable, production‑ready additive manufacturing applications rather than experimental use cases. Explore what that shift means for manufacturers evaluating where AM fits within their strategies.
By the Numbers
Machinery orders in the first quarter of 2026 fell 11.2% from the historically high last quarter of 2025 but are still at elevated levels compared to the first quarter of 2025. Demand for workholding has predictably increased along with that demand, but cutting tool usage has not kept pace with demand for machinery like it did prior to the 2020 COVID recession. While inflation and quality improvements play a role, shifting market dynamics may also play a role.Be sure to register for AMT’s Summer Economic Webinar on Thursday, July 16, and save the date for the annual MTForecast conference held Oct. 14-16 in Schaumburg, Illinois, to get a better handle of these dynamic market interactions.
Upcoming Events
May 27, 2026: AMT Webinar, Presented by Intrinsic: Orchestrating the Future of Autonomous CNC Tending
June 2, 2026: AMT Meetup in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 4, 2026: AMT Meetup in Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 14-19, 2026: IMTS 2026 in Chicago, Illinois
Member News
A Season of Progress: Industry Leaders Announce Promotions and Partnerships, Plus New Funding for Additive Manufacturing.
This week’s update highlights leadership changes at Allied Machine, Verisurf, ECI, and Rego‑Fix, a new partnership between YCM and Technical Equipment Sales, national recognition for NCDMM, and more.
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