IMTS Drives Manufacturing Technology Orders Past $1B in September 2026
New orders of metalworking machinery totaled $1,007.3 million in September 2026, a 38.0% increase from August 2026 and a 101.7% increase from September 2025. The total value of orders placed in 2026 reached $5.76 billion through September.
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Rally in Machinery Orders Extends onto the Heels of IMTS 2026
New orders of metalworking machinery, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report, totaled $732.9 million in August 2026.
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Manufacturing Technology Orders Exceed $500M for 5th Consecutive Month
New orders of metalworking machinery totaled $605.8 million in July 2026, an 8% decrease from June 2026 and a 55.2% increase over July 2025. The total through the first seven months of 2026 was $4.03 billion, a 37.1% increase over the same period in 2025.
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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.
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