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Ilja Enger Tsizikov | Dreamstime
Transmission towers and electrical substation, at sunset.
Jergens Inc.
Jergens’ US-made cast iron tooling column.
Cornelius20 | Dreamstime
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April 28, 2025
Dmitry Kalinovsky | Dreamstime
Contract machine shops are the largest buying segment for manufacturing technology.
Justlight | Dreamstime
Industrial engineer overseeing production processes and monitoring advanced machinery.

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Kharlamova | Dreamstime
Power transmission line.
June 4, 2025
Manufacturers should watch the electric bill. The grid is straining between weakening capacity and expanding demand – pointing toward inevitably rising ‘capacity’ charges from...
Michal Bednarek | Dreamstime
Man operating CNC drilling and boring machine.
Jan. 7, 2025
Should machine shops be ready to invest? What factors are shaping their spending choices in 2025? AMT’s chief economist explains it all in this podcast.
Microcare LLC
Part inspection
Dec. 23, 2024
Manufacturers must identify the contaminants, find the right cleaning process, and select the most effective cleaning fluid to achieve efficiency, reduce waste, and deliver defect...
The Timken Co.
Timken roller bearings.
Dec. 18, 2024
Learn to understand common tapered-roller bearing configurations for spindles, and the guidelines for designing a high-speed machine tool spindle with precision-class TRBs.
Igor Borisenko | Dreamstime
Illustration of the concept of technologies for the future processing and systematization of technologies
Dec. 17, 2024
A new subsidiary, Astris AI, will Artificial Intelligence software and technologies, plus engineering and consultation for defense-sector developers, manufacturers, and suppliers...

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