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With more than 30 years of experience at Okuma, Tim Thiessen, the senior vice president of sales, leverages the company’s AMT membership to help build connections and fuel long-term growth.

AMT’s Winter Economic Forum explored the current state of manufacturing, where order values hit record highs but the numbers of units per order have not. Read the recap, learn the prospects ahead, and discover the business opportunities with industrial AI.

Shipments of cutting tools totaled $215 million in December 2025, according to USCTI and AMT, an increase of 4.3% from November 2025 and 17.1% from December 2024. For full-year 2025, shipments totaled $2.56 billion, up 2.5% from 2024.

The first estimate of gross domestic product for the fourth quarter of 2025 showed the U.S. economy growing at a 1.4% real annualized rate, driven by declines in government spending and exports, coupled with a deceleration of consumer spending.

With real-world use cases and tangible investments driving demand, AI is now practical, profitable, and reshaping the manufacturing landscape. At AMT's 2026 Winter Economic Forum, manufacturers explored the business opportunities this technology presents.

Industrial production increased 0.7% and capacity utilization increased by 0.5% across the U.S. economy from December 2025 to January 2026, according to the latest report issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Designed exclusively for executives, The MFG Meeting delivers strategic insights, meaningful peer engagement, and the presentation of the 2026 Albert W. Moore Leadership Award to Harry Moser, a champion of U.S. manufacturing.

Record-setting manufacturing technology orders; Harry Moser receives the Al Moore leadership award; Recapping AMT's Winter Economic Forum; and more.

New orders of metalworking machinery hit a record level in December 2025, reaching $814.3 million, 86.7% over November 2025 and 59.9% over December 2024. The value of orders placed in 2025 totaled $5.74 billion, 22.5% above orders placed in 2024.

Navigating uncertainty through resilience; Reshoring shapes the future of manufacturing; Gain insights at MFG 2026; and more.