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By Stephen LaMarcaSep 05, 2025

AMT Tech Report: Issue #366

AMT Manufacturing Mandate: Boosting U.S. industry. Metrology’s measured move into heavy industry. Turning up the heat. From days of code to hours of cuts. Accuracy vs. precision: Stop mixing them up.

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By Stephen LaMarcaAug 29, 2025

AMT Tech Report: Issue #365

Mazak builds their 40,00th machine. Robots do heavy lifting; humans keep it real. United is serious about going supersonic. Arizona's silicon gold rush. Two floors - no framing needed.

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By Brittany HenneberryAug 15, 2025

AMT Tech Report: Issue #364

Human innovation at scale. GE is reshoring your refrigerator for $3B. But will they play Pokemon go up there? The sound of qubits. The center for digital twins wants you!

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By Stephen LaMarcaAug 15, 2025

AMT Tech Report: Issue #363

Ford hits Alt + F4 on the assembly line. RealSense goes solo, sees big picture. Screen to spindle. Quantum national security. The economy's not itself when it's hungry.

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By Brittany HenneberryAug 08, 2025

AMT Tech Report: Issue #362

Electronics now can take a cold shower. One step closer to additive unification. Quantum space navigation. Ultrasound, but make it batteries. Peacock lasers.

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Intelligence
By Kristin BartschiJul 30, 2025

Shrinking Imports and Continued Consumer Demand Fuel GDP Jump in Q2

Today, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released their advanced estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) for the second quarter of 2025. Real GDP increased by 3.0% on an annualized basis, driven by a sharp reduction in imports.

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Intelligence
By Stephen LaMarcaJul 25, 2025

AMT Tech Report: Issue #361

No crystal ball? No problem. From sushi to shop floor. NASA's supersonic jet tiptoes toward takeoff. Finally, some rules. Using math to fix it before it breaks.

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Technology
By Stephen LaMarcaJul 11, 2025

AMT Tech Report: Issue #360

Okuma gets a gold star from AAM. When hot gets small: Allvar’s anti-expansion alloy. Crayons, not barges. Print lightly and carry a tiny chip. Intel hits the brakes on car chips.

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Technology
By Stephen LaMarcaJun 27, 2025

AMT Tech Report: Issue #359

Less carbon, more boom. Smells like coffee; prints like plastic. Steelin' time. solid-state batteries that may actually ship. Carbohydrate fiber.

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Technology
By Stephen LaMarcaJun 20, 2025

AMT Tech Report: Issue #358

Atoms for development. Birdie bots and smash hits. Metal moves. Open source. Double edged. Pantogroph poetry.

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