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Smartforce
By Catherine “Cat” RossJul 23, 2025

AMT Member News: Big Moves, Leadership Changes, Partnerships, and More

From anniversaries and milestones to leadership moves and partnerships, get updates from Trumpf, Allied Machine, ProShop ERP, Autodesk, Okuma, United Grinding, Tsugami America, Schneeberger, Muratec USA, ANCA, Weldon Solutions, and Mid Atlantic Machinery.

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Technology
By Kevin BowersJul 11, 2025

Keep Service Know-How Alive With AI-Driven Knowledge Transfer

As experienced service technicians retire, manufacturers risk losing critical knowledge. In a recent AMT webinar sponsored by findIQ, attendees learned how one company captures their hard-won knowledge and passes it on using model-based AI.

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Advocacy
By Amber ThomasJul 08, 2025

Major Win for US Manufacturers: One Big Beautiful Bill Signed Into Law

President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on July 4, 2025. This sweeping new law delivers a package of long-sought tax incentives, investment opportunities, and financial relief measures to revitalize the manufacturing sector.

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Technology
By Gary VasilashJun 06, 2025

Lessons From a Career Well Executed

Peter Eelman, the chief experience officer of AMT, is retiring after almost 30 years. Peter has, quite literally, spent the entirety of his 45-year career working on IMTS.

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Technology
By Gary VasilashJun 06, 2025

Beyond Continuous Improvement

No matter what you manufacture — be it airplanes, automobiles, or amphibious assault vehicles — it may be time to rethink your approach, and not just in a minor way.

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Technology
By Stephen LaMarcaJun 05, 2025

Off the Cuff: How Heritage Textile Tech Still Shapes the Future

We celebrate all kinds of manufacturing at AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, from the most cutting-edge smart automation to the humble, time-honored shuttle loom. Few things thread the needle between tradition and tech quite like denim.

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Smartforce
By Catherine “Cat” RossJun 03, 2025

AMT Member News

DN Solutions' new tech center. Trumpf’s smart factory launch. Six new AMT members. Updates from Hexagon, Kennametal, Nikon, United Grinding, Michigan Tech, MIT, and more. Explore the latest in facilities, partnerships, leadership changes, and R&D news.

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Smartforce
By Douglas K. WoodsJun 03, 2025

Being ‘the Only One’

If you are “the only one” in terms of what you offer to the market and to your employees, then other companies are aware of what you are doing, so you have to shift the paradigm.

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Advocacy
By Kevin BowersMay 21, 2025

Tariff Impacts on Manufacturing Tech Survey: 5 Critical Takeaways

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.

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Smartforce
By Catherine “Cat” RossMay 20, 2025

AMT Member News

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.

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