Travis Egan spearheads product and business development at AMT, focusing on strategic growth through membership, partnerships, community engagement, and revenue generation. With nearly 30 years of experience, he has played a crucial role in bridging the gap between buyers and sellers of manufacturing technology, both domestically and internationally. His expertise encompasses the dynamics and purchasing trends between manufacturing technology suppliers and durable goods manufacturers. Before joining AMT, Travis dedicated 23 years to Gardner Business Media, where he made significant contributions in integrated media brand management, strategy, and new product development across print, digital, and event platforms. His roles included Vice President of the Metalworking Media Group, Publisher of Modern Machine Shop, and Co-Founder/Publisher of Production Machining and Additive Manufacturing media brands. Travis holds a degree in Engineering Technology from Illinois State University.
Travis Egan spearheads product and business development at AMT, focusing on strategic growth through membership, partnerships, community engagement, and revenue generation. With nearly 30 years of experience, he has played a crucial role in bridging the gap between buyers and sellers of manufacturing technology, both domestically and internationally. His expertise encompasses the dynamics and purchasing trends between manufacturing technology suppliers and durable goods manufacturers. Before joining AMT, Travis dedicated 23 years to Gardner Business Media, where he made significant contributions in integrated media brand management, strategy, and new product development across print, digital, and event platforms. His roles included Vice President of the Metalworking Media Group, Publisher of Modern Machine Shop, and Co-Founder/Publisher of Production Machining and Additive Manufacturing media brands. Travis holds a degree in Engineering Technology from Illinois State University.
Ridiculously Fast, Amazingly Precise: Inside an Automotive Electronics Leader
In Season 3, Episode 2 of the IMTS+ Original Series of “Manufacturing Explorers,” brought to you by Mazak, father-son duo Max and Travis Egan visit Magna, which can make a staggering 185,000 electronic products each week.
Sparking Solutions: Welcome Cathy Ma, AMT’s Newest Vice President
Cathy Ma’s background in digital marketplace development and brand growth, combined with her passion for all things manufacturing, make her uniquely qualified to help AMT grow the industry as the new vice president of integrated product solutions.
Visiting the EV Teardown Titan
In Season Three, Episode One of the IMTS+ Original Series "Manufacturing Explorers," Max and Travis Egan explore Munro & Associates, dissecting EV car components to learn about electric vehicle design, from bodies to batteries.
3D Printing Hits Hollywood’s Red Carpet
Through the efforts of YouTube show “3D Printing Nerd,” the head of Optimus Primal, a Transformers character, has been fabricated from Inconel 718. To engage fans at home, a file to print an Optimus Primal head is now available...
Minds Blown, Doors Opened During Trade Mission
AMT coordinated a three-day trade mission for a delegation from CECIMO, an umbrella organization serving the common interests and values of the European machine tool and related manufacturing technology industries ...
Steve Lesnewich to Retire June 1
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)...
Bill Herman to Lead AMT Member Services
Bill Herman, currently AMT’s director of international events and sponsorship, will be assuming responsibility for membership services when Member Services Vice President Steve Lesnewich retires in June.
2020: How did the Pandemic Change the Manufacturing Industry?
2020 has been a year like no other. AMT worked hard to keep its members informed with the most important information and news in the industry and launched a news blog and weekly e-newsletter to make the information timely and actionable...
The Road to Spark
As the coronavirus pandemic made it increasingly clear that IMTS would not be possible this year, AMT and Gardner Business Media (GBM), together with Map Your Show (MYS), went into high gear, reimagining every aspect of the IMTS experience to make...
How Innovative Partnerships and Policies Bolster U.S. Manufacturing
The current pandemic and the U.S. economic, manufacturing, and supply chain vulnerabilities it has exposed have led to a renewed concern among many business leaders, policymakers, and economists about ways to strengthen the U.S. industrial base...