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Economic Handbook of the Machine Tool Industry. (Economic Handbook Available).

The Economic Handbook of the Machine Tool Industry is one of our favorite desk reference volumes, not only because it includes data from this publication's annual World M-T Output Survey. The 300-page new version, for 2002-2003, is now available. It's free to AMT members, sold to non-members

for $250 plus $5 for shipping and handling.

AMT--The Assn. for Mfg. Technology, McLean, Va. 703-827-5256.

In addition, make sure to read these articles:

  • Equipment Sales Increase By 18%
  • Machine tool sales rebounded in November, posting a solid 18.3% increase over October sales, according to the latest figures in the US Machine Tool Consumption ......
  • Machine Tool Sales Rebound
  • The machine tool industry showed continued signs of awakening from its economic doldrums as December US machine tool consumption rose more than 15% compared to ......
  • Machine Sales Rise Nearly 10%
  • Sales of US machine tools rose 9.9% in May as equipment purchases continued an upward trend, and the totals represented an increase of 54.2% over ......
  • 2002-2003 Economic Handbook now available. (news).
  • The 2002-2003 Economic Handbook of the Machine Tool Industry is available from AMT--The Association for Manufacturing Technology. The handbook continues to offer the latest information ......
  • Short Takes.
  • Our favorite reference book about machine tools is the AMT's Economic Handbook of the Machine Tool Industry. That's because the 287-page book includes not just ......
  • Supporting the U.S. machine tool industry.
  • Last February the Department Of Energy (DOE), with cooperation from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaithersburg, Md.), launched the National Machine Tool Initiative, ......
  • IMTS, by the numbers.
  • Size and attendance were about the same as two years ago, but the mood at the International Manufacturing Technology Show was very, very much improved ......
  • The 2005 World Machine-Tool Output & Consumption Survey.
  • * All producing countries make gains. The recent worldwide industry slump is clearly over. Predictably, some rebounds are more resilient than others. Japan increases its ......
  • Quotable.
  • "In the future, we can't look at just optimizing machines, we've got to look at optimizing factories. "The average manufacturing equipment in a factory is ......
  • U.S. orders in first half are up 7.7% over year-ago.
  • Bookings for machine tools and other gear tracked under the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Consumption statistical series came to $347.7-million in June, up 5% from ......
  • Numbers book.
  • Speaking of annual publications, AMT has just published the new edition of its Economic Handbook of the Machine Tool Industry. The 300-page book has always ......
  • AMT creates grants-proposal position.
  • Primary responsibility for the new staff post started at AMT, the trade association for manufacturers of factory equipment, will be assisting member companies in securing ......
  • U.S. M-T orders rise in March.
  • American factories booked $300.6-million in cutting and forming machine tools during March, up 26% from February and up 7% from March 2004. Year-to-date figures, according ......
  • In July, U.S. M-T orders dip.
  • According to the monthly United States Manufacturing Technology Consumption survey, orders for machine tools and related equipment in July was down 22% from June ......
  • AMT Opens European Office.
  • The new agency in Prague, Czech Republic, will focus on that country plus Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Jan Rykl, director, has been in sales ......