Episode 137: The team introduces Travis, the MC of Hexagon live, and Jim Mayer, manufacturing influencer, and Steve's sim racing bitter rival. Jim covers the rapid changes sweeping through the industry and the technologies manufacturers are adopting.
Join AMT’s Mike Lauer on a visit to Malaysia’s metal cutting industry and two of its most important manufacturing centers: Penang in the north and the capital city of Kuala Lumpur in the central region. For more industry intel and other tidbits, read on.
AI, digital twin, and leading through the chaos. Digital fabrication. Pulling the plug on AI. AM forensics with AI. Measured to matter.
Modern manufacturing on the race track; Tariff impacts on manufacturing technology; The real speed of machines; DED evolves; And more.
Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report compiled by AMT and USCTI, totaled $207.1 million in March 2025. Orders increased 4.3% from February 2025, fell 4.2% from March 2024, and totaled $605.6 million year to date.
As tariffs remain a top concern across the manufacturing technology industry, AMT surveyed 59 member companies to assess their impact. The data reveals price increases, operational stress, strategic uncertainty, a need for sustained advocacy, and more.
Expomafe, the top machine tool show in Latin America, opened in Brazil on May 6-10 to high expectations. Despite global uncertainty, Brazil continues projecting economic and industrial growth. For more industry intel and other tidbits, read on.
From major awards for ECI Software Solutions to new leadership at Transor Filter USA, Lyndex-Nikken, and Cortex Engineered Solutions, plus a $5 million project call from America Makes – this issue has it all.
It’s not just about speed on the racetrack. It’s about precision, repeatability, and empowering people with the tools and insights to do the job right the first time.
Cobots are reshaping the shop floor. DLP or SLA? Yes! Tooling like clockwork. Welcome to Walmart! The dust has settled.