Drawing on decades of expertise, the potential Hexagon spin-off helps organizations navigate uncertainty and manage change across the world’s most critical infrastructure.
The Manufacturing & Automation eXchange (MAX) will make its debut March 24–26, 2026, at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN, bringing together manufacturing, automation, and quality professionals from across the booming southern US region.
Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report, a collaboration between AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI), totaled $215 million in December 2025.
Advanced measurement technologies from Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence Business Area have been instrumental in the development and production of the first-ever powertrain produced by Red Bull Ford Powertrains.
New orders of metalworking machinery, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, totaled $814.3 million in December 2025.
Siemens announced the acquisition of Canopus AI, an innovator in computational and AI-driven metrology solutions, enabling semiconductor manufacturers to achieve new levels of precision and efficiency in wafer and mask inspection processes.
The Manufacturing Institute—the workforce development and education affiliate of the NAM—is launching a new chapter of the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME USA) in partnership with Grow Quad Cities and Eastern Iowa Community Colleges.
Marposs Corporation, the North American headquarters of Marposs S.p.A. (Bentiviglio, Italy), has announced the appointment of Luca Matteucci as its new president.
Aegis Software, a global provider of manufacturing execution and operations software for diverse manufacturing industries, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Simio, a leading provider of Digital Twin Simulation software and Advanced Planning and Scheduling (“APS”) to an attractive and resilient set of end-markets.