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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.
The manufacturing industry lost a trusted leader, mentor, and friend when Ron Karaisz passed away on Jan. 8, 2026. AMT remembers his many contributions to the industry and celebrates his legacy of leadership and generosity.
ECI earns top ERP honors and names a new CRO. Muratec USA and Wipfli are recognized for safety and workplace excellence. Leadership and executive news at Big Daishowa and Mitsubishi HC Capital America, expanded leadership roles at Rego-Fix, and more.
Industrial production increased 0.4% and capacity utilization increased by 0.2% across the U.S. economy from November to December 2025, according to the latest report issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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.
Market trends reshaping manufacturing; MFG Meeting 2026; 3D printing for disabled dogs, and more.
New partnerships from Mahr and The HEH Group; workforce initiatives from MIT and the Youngstown Innovation Hub; leadership news from Ransohoff; Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies Global’s role in a military exercise; an AMT Meetup in Cincinnati, and more.
Manufacturing technology executives from across the industry will gather in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for The MFG Meeting on March 10-12. This annual meeting focuses on the technology trends driving modern manufacturing and how industry leaders can adapt.