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Navigating new tariffs; Rollomatic leverages AMT membership; D25 offers MT distributors a big payoff for a small commitment; and more.

The unprecedented turbulence that manufacturing companies face from international trade conflicts will likely impact your operations. Learn what General Motors is doing – and how those tactics can enhance your operations.

If the problem of the essential economy is to be solved – and let’s face it, it is a problem – then manufacturers, educational institutions, and governments (local, state, federal) must collaborate to turn this around.

Using data from the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, we can plot FDI data alongside new machinery orders.

With Sec. 232 tariffs expanding to include critical manufacturing technology products, manufacturers are scrambling for expert guidance and legal clarity. MTForecast, held Oct. 15-17, provides attendees with a crucial lifeline to navigate the turbulence.

As the leader of a small CNC machinery company serving other small businesses, Joe Kane, the CEO of Rollomatic, leverages his AMT membership to make connections, plan strategically, and gain access to new customers.

Excitement builds for IMTS 2026; Fed cuts interest rates; The manufacturing world comes to South Carolina; and more.

Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report, totaled $216.2 million in July 2025. Orders increased 4.9% from June 2025 and 9.8% from July 2024. Year-to-date shipments totaled $1.45 billion, down 2.9% from the same period in 2024.

The Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate for the first time this year to a target range of 4% to 4.25%. Additionally, GDP growth projections increased to 1.6%, while unemployment and inflation expectations remained at 4.5% and 3%, respectively.

New orders of metalworking machinery totaled $387.3 million in July 2025, a 9.5% decrease from June 2025 but a 20.1% increase from July 2024. Machinery orders placed through July 2025 totaled $2.91 billion, up 14.4% over the first seven months of 2024.