Tech-Charged Reshoring Fuels Skilled Workforce
The United States is turning its skilled workforce recruitment and training weakness into a growth offensive. Tech-charged reshoring initiatives are fueling a skilled workforce reboot and redefining common misconceptions of manufacturing jobs.
Reshoring and the Future of U.S. Manufacturing
Explore the vision powering the industry’s resurgence. Reshoring, advanced technologies, and a renewed focus on skills are driving the next era of U.S. manufacturing and shaping its future.
November 2025 US Cutting Tool Orders Total $206.1M, Up 9.9% From November 2024
Shipments of cutting tools totaled $206.1 million in November 2025. Orders decreased 17.6% from October 2025 but were up 9.9% from November 2024. Year-to-date shipments totaled $2.34 billion, up 1.3% from the same period in 2024.
After a Better-Than-Usual November, 2025 Orders Beat 2024 in 11 Months
New orders of metalworking machinery totaled $437.9 million in November 2025. This represented a 19.6% decrease from October and nearly equaled the orders in November 2024. Orders through November 2025 have increased 17.8% over the first 11 months of 2024.
October 2025 US Cutting Tool Orders Total $250.1M, Up 14.7% From October 2024
Shipments of cutting tools totaled $250.1 million in October, up 12.7% from September 2025 and 14.7% from October 2024. Year-to-date shipments trended positively for the first time this year, totaling $2.13 billion, up 0.6% from the same period in 2024.
Pedal to the Metal
How LIFT’s Advanced Metallic Production and Processing Center is reshaping the path from alloy concept to additive-ready powder.
US Metalworking Machinery Orders Surge 40% Year-Over-Year in October
New orders of metalworking machinery, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, totaled $538.9 million in October 2025.
September 2025 US Cutting Tool Orders Total $222M, Up 14.7% From September 2024
Shipments of cutting tools totaled $222 million for the United States in September 2025. Orders increased 5.3% from August 2025 and 14.7% from September 2024. Year-to-date shipments totaled $1.88 billion, down 1.1% from the same period in 2024.
US Machinery Orders Slow From August, Remain Elevated in September 2025
New orders of metalworking machinery totaled $493.1 million in September 2025, a 7.2% decline from August 2025 but an 11% increase from September 2024. Orders through September totaled $3.93 billion, a 17.3% increase over the first three quarters of 2024.
Reshoring Survey Reveals 4 Priorities for US Reindustrialization
More than 500 U.S. manufacturers identify the keys to boosting domestic production: building a skilled workforce, applying total cost of ownership principles, managing costs, and preparing for geopolitical risk.