We are sad to announce that Member Services Vice President Steve Lesnewich will be retiring from AMT on June 1, 2021. Steve joined AMT in 2012 as vice president of industry engagement from the American Machine Tools Distributor Association (AMTDA)...

Russ Waddell, MTConnect Institute managing director, was honored as one of 25 leaders transforming manufacturing by SME. Waddell was recognized for his work at the MTConnect Institute supporting the advancement of the free, open industry MTConnect...

Today, AMT and the larger manufacturing technology community face a period of immense change. The advent of transformative technologies and the digital revolution has already begun to alter how we do business and has shown new opportunities for growth.

Companies who haven’t done the work in areas like collaboration and communication will have a higher rate of failure. Technology advances promise to help manufacturers thrive in an increasingly competitive and turbulent world. Readers of the articles on...

Company knowledge and expertise is a strategic asset and a source of competitive advantage in business. Knowledge management technologies, processes, and applications enable a company to identify, collect, store, evaluate, retrieve, and share digital...

The more complex the global marketplace becomes, the more attractive the idea of partnership is to many companies. Companies typically enter partnerships to seek benefits they cannot access themselves, and they seek partners for several reasons...

If you want to understand the future of work, observe closely what the telcos are doing, and what they’re investing in. Even after COVID-19 subsides, it’s likely that our technology landscape is forever changed. In the U.S., for example, an estimated...

If you missed it, check out the IMTS spark interview with Jim King, President and COO, Okuma America Corp. He talked about a number of subjects, including the growth of transformative technologies, his expectations for rebuilding supply chains...

Season’s greetings, and warm wishes to your family from ours at AMT! As we approach the full height of the holiday season, I want to express our gratitude and appreciation to you, our members. This year has shown the importance of community and...

The manufacturing industry lost a giant on Oct. 2, 2020, when Dr. Seiuemon Inaba, founder and honorary chairman of FANUC, died of natural causes. He was 95 years old. Dr. Inaba significantly contributed to the development of the robotics industry in...