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Technology
By Kevin BowersJul 11, 2025

Keep Service Know-How Alive With AI-Driven Knowledge Transfer

As experienced service technicians retire, manufacturers risk losing critical knowledge. In a recent AMT webinar sponsored by findIQ, attendees learned how one company captures their hard-won knowledge and passes it on using model-based AI.

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Advocacy
By Amber ThomasJul 08, 2025

Major Win for US Manufacturers: One Big Beautiful Bill Signed Into Law

President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on July 4, 2025. This sweeping new law delivers a package of long-sought tax incentives, investment opportunities, and financial relief measures to revitalize the manufacturing sector.

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Technology
By Gary VasilashJun 06, 2025

Lessons From a Career Well Executed

Peter Eelman, the chief experience officer of AMT, is retiring after almost 30 years. Peter has, quite literally, spent the entirety of his 45-year career working on IMTS.

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Technology
By Gary VasilashJun 06, 2025

Beyond Continuous Improvement

No matter what you manufacture — be it airplanes, automobiles, or amphibious assault vehicles — it may be time to rethink your approach, and not just in a minor way.

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Technology
By Stephen LaMarcaJun 05, 2025

Off the Cuff: How Heritage Textile Tech Still Shapes the Future

We celebrate all kinds of manufacturing at AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, from the most cutting-edge smart automation to the humble, time-honored shuttle loom. Few things thread the needle between tradition and tech quite like denim.

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Smartforce
By Douglas K. WoodsJun 03, 2025

Being ‘the Only One’

If you are “the only one” in terms of what you offer to the market and to your employees, then other companies are aware of what you are doing, so you have to shift the paradigm.

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Advocacy
By Kevin BowersMay 21, 2025

Tariff Impacts on Manufacturing Tech Survey: 5 Critical Takeaways

As tariffs remain a top concern across the manufacturing technology industry, AMT surveyed 59 member companies to assess their impact. The data reveals price increases, operational stress, strategic uncertainty, a need for sustained advocacy, and more.

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Technology
By Benjamin MosesMay 16, 2025

AMT Tech Trends: Inspired Innovators With Nikki Gonzales and Travis Egan

Episode 136: Ramia Lloyd and Benjamin Moses welcome Nikki Gonzales (Automation Ladies, Wintec HMI) and Travis Egan (AMT) for a fast-paced chat on AI, digital twins, and leadership in modern manufacturing. See what's ahead at Hexagon Live Global 2025.

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Intelligence
By Catherine “Cat” RossMay 07, 2025

AMT Announces 2025 Meetup Series With WiM and NTMA

AMT announces the return of its popular AMT Meetup series, featuring seven stops across the country and new partnerships with Women in Manufacturing and NTMA. These free events connect professionals working in and around the manufacturing tech sector.

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Intelligence
By Harry MoserApr 30, 2025

Reshoring and Training the US Workforce: Industry Leaders Who Started as Apprentices — Part 4

In this installment of our series, you will meet Jason Woodard, Manuel Merkt, and Lt. Gen. William Signius Knudsen, who all started as apprentices. Learn how apprenticeship training influenced their outstanding leadership and shaped their work.

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