Automation Fuels Strong Start to 2026 Manufacturing Technology Orders
New orders of metalworking machinery totaled $593.6 million in April 2026, a 12.5% decline from March 2026, but a 33.2% increase from April 2025. So far this year, manufacturing technology orders have totaled $2.19 billion, a 28.9% increase over 2025.
AMT NOW: A Production-Floor Perspective On What Works
What's working in manufacturing; Production data wins; Escalating challenges for tariffs; and more.
AMT NOW: Timely Economic Insights; Meaningful Connections
Our summer economic webinar; sustained demand for manufacturing technology; AI-driven business value; and more.
Machinery Orders Continue Rally in Q1 2026 Despite Uncertainty From Iran War
New orders of metalworking machinery totaled $681.3 million in March 2026, increasing 40.3% from February 2026 and 31.5% from March 2025. Manufacturing technology orders totaled $1.61 billion for the first quarter of 2026, up 27.8% year over year.
AMT NOW: Economic Momentum Returns as Manufacturing Tech Orders Rise
Economic Momentum Returns; Confidence in manufacturing tech investment; Tariff refunds vs. relief; and more.
Modern Sales Mastery: Influence, Discipline, and AI
Sales success today demands influence, discipline, and smart use of AI. At AMT’s Distribution Summit, experts shared practical strategies to help manufacturing sales teams strengthen performance and drive results.
Data Boosts Sales for Manufacturing Distributors
One of the most powerful tools available to modern machine tool distributors is data. Learning how to use and integrate data can help distributors boost their business, according to experts at AMT’s Distribution Summit.
AMT NOW: Navigating a Shifting Trade Environment
How smaller IMTS exhibitors can maximize ROI; Our Spring Economic Update Webinar recap; and more.
Momentum of Late-2025 Machinery Demand Carries Into the First 2 Months of 2026
New orders of metalworking machinery totaled $488.9 million in February 2026, increasing 10.7% over January 2026 and 27.4% over February 2025. The total order value through February 2026 has reached $930.5 million, 26% above the first two months of 2025.
AMT NOW: Signals, Strategy, and What’s Next for Manufacturing
The MFG Meeting recap; New AMT board of directors; What comes next with tariffs; and more.