Members Only 12 March 2010

e-News from Washington (March 12, 2010)

A one-year extension of the R&D tax credit moved a step closer to enactment when the Senate approved its $140 billion tax extenders bill. Also this week, the President met with a group of lawmakers on climate change legislation, while governors from 18 states urged Congress to stop the EPA's regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.  The President also outlined his export strategy at the annual conference of the Export-Import Bank. AMT staff was fortunate enough to have a front row seat! (more)
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08 March 2010

March 8, 2010 - USMTC News Release for January Manufacturing Technology Consumption

January U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $130.96 million, according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association, and AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology.  This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTC program, was down 40.3% from December but up 26.2% from the total of $103.77 million reported for January 2009. (more)
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05 March 2010

Wind Blade Manufacturing - Call for Concept Papers

NCMS is partnering with the Department of Energy (DoE) to identify and develop critical manufacturing technologies vital to the affordable manufacturing of alternative energy systems. (more)
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Members Only 05 March 2010

Webinar Recording: Industrial Selling & the Emerging Generations

Robert W. Wendover from The Center for Generational Studies discusses how your sales team can learn to effectively engage and sell to the emerging generations, or Millennials.  Topics covered include:
  • Purchasing & service expectations of the emerging generations
  • Customer service touch points
  • Adapting to the evolving customer
  • Maintaining connection to customers who span the generations
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24 February 2010

Year-End 2009 Industrial Lasers Down 45 Percent from 2008

Orders of industrial laser equipment and systems in 2009 are reported at $259.9 million, a decrease of 45.3 percent from 2008, according to AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology. The report compiled from 19 manufacturers and distributors shows that the value of orders of CO2 lasers fell 47.6 percent. Nd:YAG orders showed a decline of 17.9 percent. CO2 orders totaled $229.3 million, and Nd:YAG lasers totaled $30.3 million. (more)
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USMTC is a joint program run by AMT and AMTDA to provide the most up-to-date statistics in the U.S., Mexican, and Canadian machine tool market.
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