MFG 2025: 9 Strategic Takeaways for AMT Members
The MFG Meeting 2025 gathered manufacturing leaders, innovators, and policy experts to discuss the forces shaping the future of our industry. Here are nine key takeaways we hope will provide you with the latest business intelligence and insights.
AMT Member News
The latest from the AMT community: C.R. Onsrud expands its annual Factory Demo Day, America Makes and IACMI announce new leadership, and Siemens teams up with the University of Michigan to drive metal additive manufacturing education.
AMT Elects New Board Leadership at February Board of Directors Meeting
Michael Cicco, president and CEO of FANUC America Corp., has been elected chairman of the board for AMT. Markus Stolmar, president and CEO of United Grinding North America Inc., joins as a newly elected board member.
AMT Member News
Gartner recognizes Epicor. Sieglinde Vollmer passes. Allied Machine goes solar. Bison's new director of national sales. Index announces president and CEO successor. Promotion to president at Lyndex-Nikken. Women in Manufacturing Skilled Trades Symposium.
From Sports to Manufacturing: VR Training Changes the Game
While NFL teams usually limit their rookies’ play, quarterback Jayden Daniels led the perpetually inept Washington Commanders deep into the playoffs and rewrote record books. His secret? Virtual reality training. Imagine what it can do for manufacturing.
AMT Member News
Zoller turns 80. ANCA co-founders awarded medal. Renishaw receives partnership award. New building designs for NSH USA. CR Onsrud expands. New leaders join Mastercam, Vollmer. The ARM Institute goes to SXSW. Industry and education partnerships grow.
AMT Member News
From Vollmer’s centennial celebration to new America Makes project awards and free training from MxD – get the latest on industry milestones, leadership changes, facility expansions, and cutting-edge research in the manufacturing technology community.
Testbeds for Smarter Manufacturing
New technology is a growth engine for manufacturing, but change risks disruption and enormous costs. Incrementally rolling out new equipment and software using technology testbeds helps refine and optimize processes before production deployment.
AMT Member News
DOD Maintenance Innovation Challenge winners. Mid Atlantic Machinery a best place to work. New board members at LIFT. El Paso Makes gets new director. ASME and Autodesk tackle skills gap. AI to improve supply chains. AMNEW Data Challenges kick off.
AMT Member News
The ARM Institute wins big at the 2024 Tech50 Awards. FANUC’s opens an all-new Canadian headquarters. LIFT announces its plans for an advanced materials center in Detroit. Caron Engineering names new national sales manager. Murata Machinery turns 50.