Missed AMT’s MTForecast? Here’s some insight on the double-digit growth rate of additive manufacturing (AM) and surprising shifts from AMT Analyst Mark Huber.

Does a year-over-year percentage growth truly reflect industry change? Do increased robot installations in sectors with less robot density look the same in ones with more density? Derivatives help expose how total change is affected when variables change.

The statistical perspective of significance should not be confused with the practical sense of significance. Consider the difference between something having strategic importance versus something being statistically significant.

Jan de Nijs oversees Lockheed Martin’s manufacturing production data collection and management at the F-35 plant in Ft. Worth, Texas and is team leader within the Lockheed Martin Digital Transformation Program. In 2019, he was awarded the prestigious...

IHS Markit compiles data from the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for more than 40 economies worldwide. Monthly reports are derived from survey data collected from senior executives at private sector companies. This month, private sector firms in the...

The University of Michigan’s Consumer Confidence Index fell from 101 in February to 72 in April. University analysts state that a collapse in confidence stemmed from concerns around personal finances and the national economy – both related to fallout...

The two best places to build a deep understanding of the manufacturing technology eco-system are IMTS and EMO. These past couple weeks, EMO has been the center of the manufacturing world as innovators, builders, customers, investors, and enthusiasts...

Elsewhere in this edition of AMT News, there are summaries and articles on my outlook presented to IMTS exhibitors, Alan Beaulieu’s outlook presented at EASTEC, and Bill Strauss’s update presented to the MTForecast community...

The January webinar for the Manufacturing Tech Council (MTC) focused on advanced sensors and I want to share some great content that provides additional perspective and insight into the rapid evolution of sensor technology. From the Industrial Internet...

Market growth continues to pick up the pace according to both members and the USMTO numbers posted at the beginning of August. Members shared that the rate of change has picked up but that it is still not evenly spaced across customer markets by...