AMTonline: Market Data Review

Market Data Review - May 2012

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 EST

- 2012 looking better than expected!

- Producer Price and Wage Report

- Foreign Trade Report – February 2012

Market Data Review - April 2012

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

- Manufacturing lives

- Producer Price and Wage Report

- Foreign Trade Report – January 2012

Market Data Review - March 2012

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

- Give the market environment a B+

- Producer Price and Wage Report

- Foreign Trade Report - December 2011

MTInsight: your key to IMTS success

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

MTInsight is now the home to the IMTS Lite app, which will help IMTS exhibitors prepare for IMTS 2012. IMTS Lite gives exhibitors new and comprehensive data analysis tools to assist them in promoting their booth to IMTS attendees.

Market Data Review - February 2012

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:00:00 EST

Things are looking good in the manufacturing technology sector! Talk around the wildly successful IMTS Exhibitor Workshops was about how surprisingly strong both December and January were with respect to orders.

Market Data Review - January 2012

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

- A very good 2011

- Producer Price and Wage Report

- Foreign Trade Report - October 2011

Market Data Review - December 2011

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

- Customers' growth boring, but don't fall asleep

- Producer Price & Wage Report

- Foreign Trade Report - September 2011

Market Data Review – November 2011

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

– The first part of BRIC – Brazil and Russia

– Producer Price and Wage Report

– Foreign Trade Report – August 2011

Market Data Review – Washington, we've had a problem!

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST

- Washington, we've had a problem!

- Producer Price and Wage Report

- Workholding - August 2011

- Foreign Trade Report - July 2011

Market Data Review – Mixed signals mar manufacturing-led recovery

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST

   – Mixed signals mar manufacturing led recovery  

   – Producer Price and Wage Report

   – Workholding - July 2011

   – Foreign Trade Report - June 2011

Gain the market insight you need at GFMC 2011

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST

The Global Forecasting & Marketing Conference is a networking and educational experience you don’t want to miss — a true value for the money and time you will invest. AMT’s Country and Tech Center managers will be attending this year’s conference and will lead the country-specific member panel breakout sessions. They will also be available for one-on-one meetings with GFMC attendees — with the focus of improving your company’s effectiveness in selling into their areas. This is a great opportunity to begin or improve your business strategy in a number of key manufacturing technology markets.

Market Data Review – USMTO now in MTInsight

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST

- USMTO now in MTInsight with company profiles next!

- Producer Price and Wage Report

- Workholding – June 2011

- Foreign Trade Report - May 2011

Market Data Review – Manufacturing rolls on, but slowly

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST

- Manufacturing rolls on, but slowly

- Producer Price and Wage Report

- Foreign Trade Report - April 2011

Eric LeMasters is the latest addition to AMT’s research team

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST

AMT’s Strategic Information & Research Department has added a new research specialist, Eric LeMasters.

Market Data Review – MTInsight is HERE!

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST

- MTInsight is HERE!

- Producer Price and Wage Report

- April 2011 workholding

- Foreign Trade Report – March 2011

Market Data Review – MTInsight in beta mode, launch imminent

Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 EST

– MTInsight in beta mode, launch imminent

– Producer Price and Wage Report

– March 2011 workholding

– Foreign Trade Report - February 2011

Ever seen a snail in high gear?

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:00:00 EST

Ever seen a snail in high gear?  A member asked one of our Global Forecasting & Marketing Conference speakers about how fast the rebound would be in manufacturing and the speaker responded, “Ever seen a snail in high gear?” Those few words sum up the recovery in manufacturing technology as well.

Market Data Review - AMT Board pushes forward on Business Intelligence Initiative

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:00:00 EST

The BI tool that AMT will develop will give its members a leg up on the trend toward the future of doing business. BI tools will become essential to marketing, sales, strategic planning, and product development.

Market Data Review - The situation continues to improve

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:00:00 EST

Somehow the markets need to redirect the consumers’ fascination with bad news toward a broader more complete picture. As an example, the S&P 500 Index grew by 12 percent in the third quarter.

Market Data Review - Rolling into a hot September for orders

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST

On the eve of IMTS, the market situation is ripe for a fast-paced show with a bundle of order opportunities. Profitability in the durable goods industry is higher today than it was during the peak order levels in the past two growth cycles (1998 and 2006) in our industry’s market.

Global Forecasting & Marketing Conference

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST

You may be focusing your attention on preparing for IMTS right now, but don’t forget about another important industry event — the Global Forecasting & Marketing Conference. Take a few minutes and register for the GFMC so you can cross one more thing off your to-do list.

Market Data Review - Is the only “W” in Texas?

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST

Is the only “W” in Texas? – Wall Street can make money when markets go south or when they are bullish, but when there isn’t movement there is rarely activity that generates revenue. That is when they get out the rhetoric and try to create expectations of change. Don’t buy into it.

Book Review – The American Machine Tool Industry – Its History, Growth & Decline

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST

In his book, Al Albrecht shares his personal and learned memories about the machine tool industry. His writing focuses on the ups and downs of the market in what he terms the “Golden Years” of the industry and its people: the rapid expansions during World War II and the ‘60s when NC machines became commercially affordable, and the consolidations in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Those who lived through these eras will recognize their own experiences in Albrecht’s stories.

Market Data Review - We are not alone!

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST

Late last month (after the AMT NEWS deadline), CECIMO, the European machine tool association, posted a press release which provided some amusement. The press release, while outlining the situation for the machine tool industry in Europe, with a little liberal license, could have been used to describe the situation in the U.S. market.