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March 8, 2010 - USMTC News Release for January Manufacturing Technology Consumption

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST

January U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $130.96 million, according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association, and AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology.  This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTC program, was down 40.3% from December but up 26.2% from the total of $103.77 million reported for January 2009.

Wind Blade Manufacturing - Call for Concept Papers

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EST

NCMS is partnering with the Department of Energy (DoE) to identify and develop critical manufacturing technologies vital to the affordable manufacturing of alternative energy systems.

Webinar Recording: Industrial Selling & the Emerging Generations

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EST

Robert W. Wendover from The Center for Generational Studies discusses how your sales team can learn to effectively engage and sell to the emerging generations, or Millennials.  Topics covered include:

Purchasing & service expectations of the emerging generations

Customer service touch points

Adapting to the evolving customer

Maintaining connection to customers who span the generations

e-News from Washington (March 5, 2010)

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

The President continued his push for health care reform this week as he called for an up or down vote on legislation in the coming weeks. Congressman Sander Levin (D-MI) took the reins of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, at least temporarily, as embattled Chairman Charlie Rangel stepped aside amid ethics investigations. Four Democratic Senators called for tougher "Buy American" rules when it comes to stimulus funds, while a bipartisan group of Senators wrote President Obama urging implementation of a national Manufacturing Policy. Lastly, the $15 billion jobs bill, which includes a one-year extension of enhanced Sec. 179 expensing, narrowly passed the House. The Senate is expected to approve it next week and send it to the President for signature.

Year-End 2009 Industrial Lasers Down 45 Percent from 2008

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Orders of industrial laser equipment and systems in 2009 are reported at $259.9 million, a decrease of 45.3 percent from 2008, according to AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology. The report compiled from 19 manufacturers and distributors shows that the value of orders of CO₂ lasers fell 47.6 percent. Nd:YAG orders showed a decline of 17.9 percent. CO₂ orders totaled $229.3 million, and Nd:YAG lasers totaled $30.3 million.

AMT Vice Chairman Timothy Dining Introduces President Barack Obama - Video

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

IMTS Webinar Recording: PR - Working with the Media

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Learn how to use public relations to market your products and services. Press releases, conferences and a good review of how to develop a line of communications with the metalworking media.

Presenters: Mary Uhrina, IMTS PR Consultant and John Krisko, AMT Director-Exhibitions