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Machine Tool Orders Making a Second-Half Rebound
Oct 16, 2024 · AMT noted that the latest results show that new-order activity remains “above historic levels” for August, and concluded that this trend shows that the manufacturing-technology industry “is still undergoing a period of normalization following the COVID disruptions rather than a …
Rise in Machine Tool Orders Counters Trend
Jul 9, 2024 · AMT’s report compiles data for metal-cutting and metal-forming-and-fabricating machinery, nationwide and in six regions of the U.S. The Association noted that the May USMTO total indicates a realization by manufacturers that capital investment is necessary “to meet the sustained demand for goods and machinery from consumers and businesses,” in spite of the ongoing strain of high interest ...
Steep Drop in Machine Tool Orders - American Machinist
Dec 9, 2024 · The results from the six territories covered by USMTO showed that only the West region delivered a month-to-month increase (+4.8%) in orders for October; the Northeast (-31.3%) and North Central-West (-25.8%) fared the worst among the others.
1940s | American Machinist
Jul 31, 2000 · America's manufacturing might was key to the Allied victory in World War II. By the beginning of 1944, the output of American factories was twice that of all the Axis nations as manufacturers everywhere shut down normal operations and retooled for wartime production.
Machining for freedom - American Machinist
Jul 31, 1998 · It might have fallen even more if the industry had built only machine tools. Late in the war, the Mill produced a wide variety of things: tractor parts, artillery-fuse setters, dies for ammunition makers, radar components, and landing-gear parts for B-29 bombers.
Machining / Cutting - American Machinist
Nov 11, 2024 · Lubricants influence the bearings’ heat-generation and heat-dissipation rates, and are important to determining the speed capability of the spindle. The new RoboDrill α-D28LiB5ADV Plus Y500 is designed for a range of machining tasks, notably for large workpieces, in the space-saving footprint ...
1950s | American Machinist
Jul 31, 2000 · National Broach & Machine Co. was one of the companies that ramped up product development for the war. The company, started in 1929, built gear grinders and profilers for guns and manufactured water-buffalo couplings during WWII, receiving four consecutive Army-Navy Production Awards from the U.S. government.
New Lows Recorded in Machine Tool Orders
Mar 12, 2024 · The latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report shows U.S. manufacturers' new orders for capital equipment totaled $338 million during January 2024, -31.0% lower than December 2023 and -3.7% lower than the January 2023 order total.
Cutting Tools - American Machinist
Nov 20, 2024 · In an index of manufacturing activity, a 12.6% month/month rise in cutting-tool purchases means virtually no change from the year-ago result, and draws the 2024 total to $2.07... More designs featuring screw threads with J profiles in new dimensions, offering a root radius that improves the tensile ...