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Manufacturing Matters
TECHNOLOGY In a volatile global trade landscape, small and midsized manufacturers can take a page from GM’s playbook: Double down on your most profitable products and proven processes to stay grounded; invest in flexibility – modular systems, agile teams, and adaptable sourcing – to pivot quickly when needed; and repurpose idle capacity, talent, or technology to explore new markets or applications. You don’t need GM’s size to stay competitive – you need speed, focus, and the willingness to adapt.
Machinery Orders Continue Upswing Despite Typical April Decline
DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE McLean, Va. (June 9, 2025) — New orders of metalworking machinery, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, totaled $444.9 million in April 2025. This marked a 12.7% decline from March 2025 and a nearly 40% increase from April 2024. Machinery orders in 2025 placed through April totaled $1.69 billion, a 17.8% increase over the first four months of 2024.
International News From the Field: China
The China Machine Tool and Tool Builders’ Association (CMTBA) released its latest business statistics based on data from China Customs on May 20. These figures offer insights into the operations of China's machine tool industry, particularly regarding imports and exports for the first quarter of this year. This quarter marked a shift from a slight year-over-year decline in 2024 to an overall increase.
March 2025 US Cutting Tool Orders Total $207.1M, Up 4.3% From February
READ FULL PRESS RELEASE McLean, Va. (May 22, 2025) — Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report compiled in a collaboration between AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI), totaled $207.1 million in March 2025. Orders increased 4.3% from February 2025 but were down 4.2% from March 2024. Year-to-date shipments totaled $605.6 million, a drop of 5.9% from the same period in 2024.
International News From the Field: India
India's manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) remained robust in May 2025, registering 57.6, a slight decrease from April’s 58.2. Both domestic and international demand proved strong, with notable growth in new orders and output. In the fourth quarter (January to March 2025) of fiscal year 2024-25, India’s GDP grew 7.4% year over year.
Manufacturing Matters
TECHNOLOGY Do you like the idea of nozzles in jet engines that save you 20% fuel? How about heat exchangers that save 22% weight in Formula One applications? Want to order in lot sizes of one for mass customization? Advanced manufacturing technologies and processes largely drive these advancements in emerging markets. While this is not a new concept, how manufacturers operate in these markets is evolving.
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JUST ADDED! Two new sessions for Jazz St. Louis’ new Book Club! Hosted by , Merle King Professor of Modern Letters at Washington University, this monthly club is free and open to anyone interested in exploring jazz through literature. The Jazz St. Louis Book Club will meet the second Tuesday of each month (with the exception of May, which meets Monday, 5/8) at 7pm in Nancy’s Jazz Lounge at the Harold and Dorothy Steward Center for Jazz.
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