Last Updated: May 16, 2012
Equipment Sector — Machine Tools
Machine Tool Orders Spike in 2011, More Good News to Follow With Year-End ‘Bump’
In its most recent report on U.S. machine tool orders, the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and the American Machine Tool Distributors Association (AMTDA) said year-to-date through June manufacturing technology consumption totaled $2.5 billion, up 103.9% compared with 2010. “At this pace, the industry would post orders equal to all of 2010 by the end [...]
Read more...Date Posted September 28, 2011
Machine Tools Finance
Manufacturing Sector Remains Stable Despite Market Downturn
By Kenneth F. Rector
With the many factors causing the market to destabilize, it’s a relief to know that one industry sector has stayed afloat and even expanded in the past six months. U.S. Bank’s Ken Rector explains why manufacturing has maintained this relative stability.
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