Moving From Pilot to Action: AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, and Siemens Deliver AI Insights on IMTS+ Main Stage
IMTS 2026 gives visitors access to AI experts who know how to apply AI to manufacturing workflows, can help identify opportunities for improvement, and offer new ways of working.
Warsh Recommits to Fighting Inflation, Touts Growing Capital Investment
In his first address as head of the Federal Reserve, Chair Kevin Warsh reiterated the Fed’s commitment to bringing inflation back to the 2% target. He also highlighted business capital investment having its highest growth rate since 2021.
Mission-Critical Results: IMTS 2026 Attraction Showcases Technologies That Strengthen U.S. Industrial Base
Projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and Department of War in AMT’s Emerging Technology Center demonstrate how AI, additive manufacturing, automation, and digital technologies enable rapid deployment and adaptation to changing requirements.
June 2026 US Cutting Tool Shipments Totaled $270.5M, Up 31.7% From June 2025
Shipments of cutting tools totaled $270.5 million in June 2026. The value of shipments increased 12.8% from May 2026 and was up 31.7% from June 2025. Year-to-date shipments totaled $1.47 billion, up 19.3% from the same period in 2025.
Overall Industrial Output Boosted by Industrial and Military Equipment
Total U.S. industrial production increased 0.2% in July 2026, a slight slowdown from the 0.3% growth in June. While the production of consumer goods contracted in July, it was offset by the rise in industrial equipment, space, and defense production.
2026 Manufacturing Technology Orders Set Half-Year Record
New orders of metalworking machinery totaled $672.7 million in June 2026, increasing 15.6% from May 2026 and 56.8% from June 2025. In the first half of 2026, orders totaled $3.44 billion, the strongest half-year since USMTO began collecting data in 1998.
Demand for Manufacturing Technology Should Continue Despite GDP Miss
Real U.S. economic output increased at an annualized rate of 1.5% in the second quarter of 2026, according to the advanced estimate issued today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. This was below expectations after the previous quarter grew at 2.1%
Absent Forward Guidance Leaves Markets Guessing After Fed Rate Decision
The Federal Reserve announced today that interest rates will remain steady at a target range of 3.5% to 3.75%. An aggressive statement against inflation from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh in the prior meeting led markets to anticipate two rate increases in 2026.
Industrial Measures Remain Steady Amid Growing Machinery Investment
U.S. industrial production was flat in June 2026 compared to May 2026, but 1.1% above June 2025, according to the latest report from the Federal Reserve. Capacity utilization dipped slightly to a level 3.3 percentage points below the long-run average.
IMTS 2026 Spotlights the Technologies Powering Manufacturing’s Next Leap
With U.S. manufacturing orders, output, and productivity rising, IMTS 2026 gives manufacturers a firsthand look at the industrial AI, automation, additive, and digital technologies reshaping production.