Data Boosts Sales for Manufacturing Distributors
One of the most powerful tools available to modern machine tool distributors is data. Learning how to use and integrate data can help distributors boost their business, according to experts at AMT’s Distribution Summit.
AMT NOW: Navigating a Shifting Trade Environment
How smaller IMTS exhibitors can maximize ROI; Our Spring Economic Update Webinar recap; and more.
Momentum of Late-2025 Machinery Demand Carries Into the First 2 Months of 2026
New orders of metalworking machinery totaled $488.9 million in February 2026, increasing 10.7% over January 2026 and 27.4% over February 2025. The total order value through February 2026 has reached $930.5 million, 26% above the first two months of 2025.
AMT NOW: Signals, Strategy, and What’s Next for Manufacturing
The MFG Meeting recap; New AMT board of directors; What comes next with tariffs; and more.
Economics & Statistics Committee Seeking New Members
Are you skilled at using industry data to make business decisions and want to serve our industry? Join AMT's Economics & Statistics Committee to help make data more useful and relevant for members navigating a rapidly changing manufacturing landscape.
MT Orders Predictably Decline in January After Historic December
New orders of metalworking machinery totaled $441.4 million in January 2026, a decline of 45.8% from December 2025’s record high and an increase of 24.4% over January 2025. The number of units ordered fell to the lowest level since July 2024.
AMT NOW: Harry Moser Reignites Domestic Manufacturing
January USMTO report; WiM and AMT partner for ELEVATE; AMT tariff webinar survey; and more.
AMT NOW: Forecasting 2026 From the 2026 AMT Winter Economic Forum and More
Tariff updates; Economic forecast for 2026; Leveraging AMT membership for growth; and more.
AMT NOW: $814.3 Million in Metalworking Machinery Orders, and More
Record-setting manufacturing technology orders; Harry Moser receives the Al Moore leadership award; Recapping AMT's Winter Economic Forum; and more.
Manufacturing Technology Orders Set Record in December 2025
New orders of metalworking machinery hit a record level in December 2025, reaching $814.3 million, 86.7% over November 2025 and 59.9% over December 2024. The value of orders placed in 2025 totaled $5.74 billion, 22.5% above orders placed in 2024.