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After a Better-Than-Usual November, 2025 Orders Beat 2024 in 11 Months
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.
Honoring Industry Giant Ron Karaisz
Manufacturing technology executives from across the industry will gather in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for The MFG Meeting on March 10-12, 2026. This annual meeting focuses on the technology trends driving modern manufacturing and rapid product evolution, and how manufacturing leaders can adapt.
News You Can Use
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.
Achieve the impossible this year at IMTS 2026 – The International Manufacturing Technology Show, Sept. 14-19 in Chicago. Early planning supports smarter travel, budgeting, and scheduling decisions. Registration is now open.
Medical 3D printing enables the rapid production of complex geometries for health care devices like prosthetics and implants, resulting in better anatomical fit, lighter weight, and, for implantable devices, enhanced bone growth on the device surfaces.
Join AMT’s annual Winter Economic Forum for the latest manufacturing technology market forecast from Oxford Economics, an IMTS 2026 outlook, insights from AMT Research Services, and an overview of customer and industry trends.
By the Numbers
Measuring automation has historically been about as easy as defining it. One tactic is to look at the gap between the average value of new machinery orders and the underlying machinery's inflation rate. Doing so, we can infer that the cumulative annual demand for automation through November 2025 grew by 63.4% over the first 11 months of 2024.
Register for AMT’s Winter Economic Forum, taking place Friday, Jan. 30, to get an early look at the December 2025 USMTO totals and the latest outlook for orders in 2026.
Upcoming Events
January 27-29, 2026: IMTS Exhibitor Workshop in Chicago, Illinois.
January 29, 2026: AMT Meetup in Cincinnati, Ohio.
January 30, 2026: AMT Winter Economic Forum in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Virtually.
March 10-12, 2026: The 2026 MFG Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
September 14-19, 2026: IMTS 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.
Member News
This edition highlights recognition and leadership updates across the industry. ECI Software Solutions earned top ERP honors and named a new chief revenue officer. Muratec USA and Wipfli are recognized for safety and workplace excellence. The roundup also includes leadership promotions at Big Daishowa, executive news from Mitsubishi HC Capital America, expanded leadership roles at Rego-Fix, and more.
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