U.S. Reshoring Surges as China’s Exports to the U.S. Plunge

March 2024 U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $212.4 million, according to USCTI and AMT. This total, reported by the Cutting Tool Market Report, was down 1.1% from February’s $214.6 million and down 5.8% from the $225.6 million reported in March 2023.

Episode 117: Speaking of amusement parks last episode, the tech friends will be at MFG in Orlando this year for a live podcast! Ben gets into machine learning for robots. Elissa shares a new found excitement for robot vision ad object recognition.

NASA's new superalloy. Manufacturing USA 2023 report. The CIA's SpookGPT. Chuck or lightweight flywheel? LLM hallucinations.

Kevin Bowers brings decades of technical and research experience to his new role as AMT Vice President of Research.

China's slow recovery is marked by optimism and investments in various industries, particularly automotive, as electric vehicles outsold traditional combustion engine vehicles for the first time in April. For more industry intel and other tidbits, read on.

Through his immense contributions to the manufacturing industry — and the people leading it — Ralph H. Hegman becomes the 11th winner of this prestigious award.

Orders of manufacturing technology, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, reached $435.7 million in March 2024. Orders grew nearly 25% above the February 2024 level.

Bots still get the side eye. Spot is a furry. Who's got 'next? Metrology = efficiency. AM in automotive.

Members of the machine tool community share memories of John Hackenberg, a beloved mentor and influential industry leader who passed away in February.

The automotive and aerospace industries in Mexico and Brazil increase activity. While automotive drives growth in the two major economies of Latin America, agriculture, energy, and others see investments. For more industry intel and other tidbits, read on.