December U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $175 million, according to the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute and The Association For Manufacturing Technology.
2017 was a milestone year for the North American robotics market as it surpassed previous high water marks in all four statistical categories: order units, order revenue, shipment units, and shipment revenue.
The U.S. Department of Energy announced up to $35 million for 24 projects to support early-stage, innovative technologies and solutions in advanced manufacturing.
The National Association of Manufacturers announced in a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives that it will key-vote House passage of H.R. 4318, the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) Act of 2017.
The National Association of Manufacturers announced new 2018 leadership for its Council of Manufacturing Associations (CMA) with Chris Jahn, president of The Fertilizer Institute (TFI), serving as chair.
The project participant can be from any industry but must now be spending at least $150,000/year on offshored BOPs either directly, or thru an outside firm.
