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AMT NEWS Archive
- Quarter 4 2008 (October - December)
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AMT Presentations & Webinar Archive
Includes presentations from recent Webinars and meetings. Dec 18, 2008
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Targeting Technology - December 2008
- NCDMM awarded $77M Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)
- Contract In-state resources provide assistance to AMT member Dec 04, 2008
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AMT member wins SBIR Phase I in DLA’s first SBIR competition - December 2008
Third Wave Systems, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., is the first AMT member to win an SBIR from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) in their first SBIR competition. Dec 04, 2008
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A busy day for SBIR - December 2008
November 12 was a busy SBIR day. In addition to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and NIST official openings, a due date for DoEd, and the official opening day for the National SBIR Conference, that’s the day the DoD announced its first SBIR round of the 2009 fiscal year, in pre-release mode in which interested parties can contact the topic authors for discussion. Dec 04, 2008
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2009 Regional Meetings will include two economic forecasts- December 2008
AMT is bringing both barrels to bare when sharing with the membership what the future holds in store for producers of manufacturing technology equipment. The unusual situation in our economy has led AMT to put two forecasts on the Regional Meeting Agenda. Both John Walker of Oxford Economics and Steve Kline Jr. of Gardner Publications will present their unique outlooks for the marketplace and where specific customer sectors are heading. Dec 04, 2008
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Global Marketing and Sales Committee - December 2008
During this past year, AMT’s Global Marketing and Sales Committee took on the impossible task of comparing general business costs in six key markets. “Key” meant that either a market was large and growing and/or was an area of the world where AMT offered support services to members. Dec 04, 2008
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Market Data Review - December 2008
Over the course of this year, the Joint Statistics Committee (JSC), the governing body that oversees the USMTC program, has recommended and approved several product classification changes for the USMTC program. The changes were proposed by the committee to advance USMTC’s relevance and ability to provide meaningful market information for the manufacturing technology industry. Dec 04, 2008
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JIMTOF 2008 shows resilience of Japanese companies - December 2008
The JIMTOF 2008 exhibition (October 30 – November 4) in Tokyo, in spite of the uncertain outlook for the economy, attracted a large audience of 131,000 people. If anything, it showed that Japanese companies are counting on better times in the future and more importantly, that to counter the economic woes, investment in manufacturing automation is the answer. Dec 04, 2008
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AMT plays lead role in ISO Standards development - December 2008
ISO, ANSI, CEN, ASTM, SAE, CSA… the list of national and international standards seems never ending and always changing. As a result, standards and regulations continue to create significant challenges for AMT members in identifying, understanding and applying the requirements of the many domestic, regional and international standards. Dec 04, 2008
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International Report - China - December 2008
Important tips from Chief Rep Li Xingbin – For members considering setting up any operations (Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise [WOFE]; Joint Venture [JV] License Agreement, etc.) in CHINA Dec 04, 2008
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Industry News - December 2008
News from AMT members Dec 04, 2008
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Federal Facts - December 2008
Barack Obama won the Presidency with a significant mandate for change. But what does “change” mean? It would be great to have a clear idea of what the likely policy paths will be, and what the circumstances will be that will affect policy. But the past few months have show that, as Yogi Berra once said: "Predictions are difficult, especially about the future." Dec 04, 2008
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Export Controls - December 2008
Members that are currently exporting products or plan to export products can leverage AMT resources to have their questions answered about export regulations. Additionally, AMT member companies can actually participate directly with the committee that influences these regulations and other issues. Dec 04, 2008
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Global Service Committee - December 2008
With the growing use of internet technology, the AMT Global Customer Service Committee has designed a page on the AMT web site as a resource that will be full of information for its members to use. The customer service web page shows the current roster of committee members and each committee member participates by volunteering valuable information and experiences providing a direct link to share what are known as common practices of the industry. Dec 04, 2008
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Business Development - December 2008
The previous articles in this series have dealt with the facts that a 1 percent increase in price generally yielded a 19 percent increase in pretax profit and that a 1 percent increase in sales revenue or volume typically increased pretax profit by 9.8 percent. This final installment will focus on the impact of cost reduction. Dec 04, 2008
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Advanced Workholding Group meets in Cleveland - December 2008
On October 23, the day after the Forecasting and Global Marketing Conference at the InterContinental Hotel in Cleveland, the AWT Group met under the Chairmanship of Mike Powell, President, Master Workholding, Inc. Most members present had attended the conference and the group discussed the potential effect of the economic downturn and how to minimize the effect on their businesses. Dec 04, 2008
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LEADING ASSOCIATIONS URGE CONGRESS TO EXTEND BUSINESS INVESTMENT INCENTIVES
November 17, 2008 - AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology joined 22 leading national trade associations in calling on Congress and the President to extend the capital investment incentives included in the 2008 Economic Stimulus Act. Nov 18, 2008
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Industry News - November 2008
News from AMT members. Nov 13, 2008
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Business Development - November 2008
This article will focus on the impact of increased sales volume assuming a constant price. Nov 13, 2008
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International Report - Brazil - November 2008
At times like these, in which the markets seem to go up and down like a roller coaster, not all places around the world behave in the same way. The financial and monetary turmoil that presently plagues our country, and apparently is causing havoc in many other economic powerhouses around the world, did not reach several developing countries with the same intensity. Case in point is Brazil, among a few others. Nov 13, 2008
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Transplant Business Development Group - November 2008
I’m sure you are all aware that our domestic automotive markets are experiencing significant constriction due to our economic times. One portion of that market that many of us have not served significantly is the transplant / new domestic manufacturers. This was realized by AMT several years ago and efforts have been underway to help all AMT members improve their presence with these customers. Nov 13, 2008
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What are your thoughts? In-cycle - November 2008
While working on the MTConnectSM standard, an interesting issue has been brought to our attention. That is, what does the term “in-cycle” really mean? Nov 13, 2008
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Targeting Technology - November 2008
- MTConnect - Moving to the next stage
- Nominations requested
- Charles F. Carter Jr., Advancing Manufacturing Award
- NFPA 79 revision cycle Nov 13, 2008
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Market Data Review - November 2008
On October 6, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell below 10,000. While that might have strained portfolios around the globe, it may or not mean anything for the manufacturing technology industry. Nov 13, 2008
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Global Marketing and Sales Committee - November 2008
Determining the true meaning of yes in Asia is not quite as simple as in the Western world. Nov 13, 2008
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Global Service Committee - November 2008
If you enjoyed this year’s Customer Service & Support Conference you won’t want to miss our conference in 2009. The Global Service Committee met in October and began planning our next conference, which will explore how to “Create a Winning Customer Service & Support Team” in our manufacturing industry. Nov 13, 2008
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Federal Facts - November 2008
Another reason for an intelligent China policy — A portion of the current U.S. (and world) financial meltdown can be traced to China's economic strategy. In order to maintain the low price of the yuan, China intervened with hundreds of billions of dollars per year in world currency markets to buy Treasury bonds and U.S. dollar instruments. Among those instruments were tens of billions of dollars worth of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds, thus creating hyper-liquidity in the U.S. housing market. Nov 13, 2008
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A glimpse of the Russian market - November 2008
Despite the timing of AMT’s Russia Trade Mission coinciding with the worldwide economic downturn and recent Russian invasion of Georgia, the AMT members who participated were greeted enthusiastically everywhere they went. The objective of the mission was to seek out and develop distribution outlets and to gain first-hand access to manufacturing plants and groups of manufacturing technology end users. Starting off in Moscow and then flying East to Kazan in Tatarstan, the idea was to pack as much as possible into a regular working week of five days. Nov 13, 2008
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Global Forecasting and Marketing Conference - November 2008
The 2008 AMT Global Forecasting & Marketing Conference informed more than 200 participants about events deemed unsustainable, the value of becoming sustainable, and what lies ahead in 2009 and beyond for manufacturers. Experts from around the world who assembled at the Hotel InterContinental in Cleveland made clear during their deep-dive presentations that the outlook for the next few years varies dramatically among industries. Nov 13, 2008
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AMT Annual Meeting - November 2008
AMT Annual Meeting looks at state of American manufacturing — Manufacturing exports from the United States are at the highest percentage of Gross Domestic Product since World War II, but a continued commitment to globalization and innovation are necessary for U.S. manufacturers’ continued success, Chicago Federal Reserve President and CEO Charles L. Evans told AMT’s Annual Meeting attendees in Austin, Texas. Nov 13, 2008
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The Principles and Six Laws of Economic Alchemy
A highlight of the AMT Annual Meeting was the presentation by Professor Paul Zane Pilzer entitled Economic Alchemy. Professor Pilzer’s Theory of Economic Alchemy is based on the importance of technology in determining economic success and well-being. Oct 17, 2008
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Transplant Committee Report - October 2008
Moving forward with transplant initiatives – AMT and the “AMT Transplant Business Development Group” are pressing forward with the initiatives that will ensure access of AMT members to a large number of transplant (new domestics) companies throughout North America. Oct 09, 2008
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AMT pavilion at TECMA 2009 - October 2008
AMT to have pavilion at TECMA 2009 in March – Mexico continues to be one of the top markets for U.S. manufacturing technology. It is a nearly $1.7 billion market that is receptive to U.S. manufacturers who take the right approach there. Oct 09, 2008
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Targeting Technology - B11 Meetings - October 2008
Schedule of B11 series of standards and technical reports on the safety requirements for machine tools meetings. Oct 09, 2008
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Targeting Technology - October 2008
MTConnect debuts at IMTS – Those of you who attended IMTS this year probably noticed the MTConnectSM booth in the Emerging Technology Center. It was bright and informative and may have placed MTConnect on the road to success. There were more than a hundred inquiries into how builders, users, integrators and software companies could participate in implementing MTConnect. Oct 09, 2008
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SBIR - October 2008
National SBIR Conference Save this date: Nov 12-14, 2008 Oct 09, 2008
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Market Data Review - October 2008
So where do we stand? U.S. builders of manufacturing technology for the production floor are in their fifth year of an expanding domestic market. Will the current economic crisis end this expansion? How has the product mix changed in recent years? What technology changes are on the horizon? Oct 09, 2008
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International Report - Russia - October 2008
Now it’s time to “GO EAST YOUNG MAN” – No sooner is IMTS 2008 over and the dust settled than we look Eastward towards Russia and embark on a mission which will take AMT members to Moscow and Kazan, a city in the Republic of Tatarstan. Oct 09, 2008
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Industry News - October 2008
News from AMT members. Oct 09, 2008
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IMTS 2008 - October 2008
The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2008 posted its strongest showing since 2000. Total registration for the six-day event, which ran from Sept. 8-13 at McCormick Place in Chicago, was 92,450. IMTS covered 1,233,878 square feet of exhibit space with 1,803 companies exhibiting. Oct 09, 2008
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Global Service Committee - October 2008
This is the continuation of the series of discussions by members of the Global Service Committee on the themes presented at the Customer Service & Support Conference that took place in Dayton, Ohio, last May. Understanding what to measure helps to ensure services provided will fulfill customer expectations and is the first step in the accountability factor. There are three key metrics to measure. Oct 09, 2008
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Global Marketing and Sales Committee - Lessons Learned - October 2008
It takes hard work and a corporate commitment to convince all your designers, engineers, buyers, and builders that becoming 100 percent metric, not just 90 percent, is important to being successful overseas. Oct 09, 2008
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Global Forecasting and Marketing Conference - October 2008
At the Forecasting & Global Marketing Conference a host of experts will share their views on the entire market while others discuss their particular niche. Heavy equipment will be one of the more interesting of those niches in our manufacturing technology market. Oct 09, 2008
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Federal Facts - October 2008
The foreign availability debate continues – For almost 30 years, United States law has stipulated that an item or technology should be removed from the Commerce Department's control list if it can be demonstrated to the Government's satisfaction that the product or technology in question is available in sufficient quantity and comparable quality from competitive sources abroad, particularly from the country to which the item is controlled. Oct 09, 2008
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Business Development - October 2008
Four drivers of profitability: Part 1 – Although there are many factors that can affect the profitability of your business, for most companies there are usually a few factors that have enormous impact on the bottom line. Based on AMT’s financial benchmarking surveys and analysis of that data, it is easy to identify four of those factors that apply generally to our members. Oct 09, 2008
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AMT Annual Meeting 2008 Presentation - Bob Simpson
AMT 2008 Annual Meeting Presentation - The Way Forward: "Better Together" by Bob Simpson, President, AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology Oct 07, 2008
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AMT elects new Board of Directors and Officers
October 7, 2008 - AMT elected its 2008-2009 officers and directors today at its 2008 Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas. The Board of Directors of the association, which represents more than 400 American manufacturers of machine tools, manufacturing machinery and related products, elected Ronald F. Schildge, President, Eitel Presses, Inc., Orwigsburg, Pa., as Chairman. He replaces Doug Currie, President & CEO, Erie Press Systems, Erie, Pa. Mr. Currie will now serve the association as an Ex-Officio member of its Board of Directors. Oct 07, 2008
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