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1 week ago | 
amtonline.org | Stephen LaMarca |Catherine Ross |Bonnie Gurney
“Never confuse a love of sailing with a love of boats.” – No known attribution, but a great saying that speaks to the differences between romantic quality and classic quality. This is a published version of the AMT Tech Report newsletter. You can sign up to get the Tech Report in your inbox here. 1.
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1 week ago | 
amtonline.org | Christopher Chidzik |Achilles Arbex |Stephen LaMarca |Kathy Keyes
Think networking doesn’t work? Allow us to introduce a virtual virtuoso—Mike DiFranco, AMT-The Association For Manufacturing Technology’s new Vice President of Sales. For a lot of people, networking can be . . . work. But for Mike, building connections come naturally— and it’s a strength he’s brought tp every step of his career. Working the Room Mike’s penchant for making connections became clear early on.
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3 weeks ago | 
amtonline.org | Gary Vasilash |Travis Egan |Stephen LaMarca |Christopher Chidzik
Even in times of deteriorating economic conditions, there is still demand for manufacturing technology. In the midst of the recession caused by the 2008 financial crisis, orders for metalworking machinery, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, totaled around $95 million in January 2009, the lowest level recorded. Although orders grew scarcer, businesses continued to invest in manufacturing technology.
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3 weeks ago | 
amtonline.org | Stephen LaMarca |Cathy Ma |Douglas Woods
Palo Alto, California, is where the Grateful Dead was formed in 1965. Palo Alto has also been the birthplace of creative, innovative companies you are no doubt familiar with: Google, Hewlett-Packard, Facebook, Tesla, and PayPal. And, like these other outfits, the Grateful Dead has weathered many changes and reinvented itself over the years. Such was the case in 1995, when its lead performer, Jerry Garcia, died. That could have been the end – and that wouldn’t have been a bad run, either.
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3 weeks ago | 
amtonline.org | Stephen LaMarca |Kevin Bowers |Benjamin Moses |Gary Vasilash
Peter Eelman, the chief experience officer of AMT, is retiring after almost 30 years. Peter has, quite literally, spent the entirety of his 45-year career working on IMTS. On his first day at his first job, he was tasked with figuring out how to consolidate his company’s five divisions into one major booth for their display at IMTS 1980. Unbeknownst to him, that first step into the professional world would shape his career for nearly half a century.
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3 weeks ago | 
amtonline.org | Catherine Ross |Kevin Bowers |Stephen LaMarca
We celebrate all kinds of manufacturing at AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, from the most cutting-edge smart automation to the humble, time-honored shuttle loom. And believe it or not, few things thread the needle between tradition and tech quite like denim. Yes, denim. You may know Toyota as one of the world’s top automakers, but did you know the company’s origin story begins with fabric – not fuel? Toyota’s founder, Sakichi Toyoda, was a textile machinery inventor.
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3 weeks ago | 
amtonline.org | Catherine Ross |Stephen LaMarca
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” – E.E. Cummings This is a published version of the AMT Tech Report newsletter. You can sign up to get the Tech Report in your inbox here. 1. Just Fit, Detect, and ChillMIT Ph.D. student Sarah Alnegheimish built Orion, an open-source anomaly detection tool that’s so simple even dilettantes can use it. Forget training from scratch – this thing leverages pretrained models and keeps everything easy: fit, detect, done.
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3 weeks ago | 
amtonline.org | Catherine Ross |Bonnie Gurney |Cathy Ma |Stephen LaMarca
“Good athletes are common; good coaches, not so much.” – Apparently something they say in ball sports. I wouldn’t know. This is a published version of the AMT Tech Report newsletter. You can sign up to get the Tech Report in your inbox here. 1. Moving On From KaizenToyota mastered continuous improvement, but Tesla ditched the rulebook, rewrote the process, and now leads in value. From gigacasting to unboxed assembly, they’re proving that disruption, not iteration, drives the future. Want to compete?
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3 weeks ago | 
amtonline.org | Catherine Ross |Benjamin Moses |Stephen LaMarca
Throughout the year, AMT committees collaborate on initiatives that support the growth and advancement of the manufacturing technology community. This periodic roundup offers a glimpse into their recent work and evolving focus areas. Additional details about each committee can be found at AMTonline.org/committees. The AIM Committee sees significant market growth this year. Markets such as medical and defense are growing segments.
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4 weeks ago | 
amtonline.org | Stephen LaMarca |Catherine Ross
The definitive source for updates on major promotions, new appointments, facility inaugurations, and other noteworthy developments within the manufacturing technology community. Stay informed and join us in recognizing the achievements of your fellow AMT members. On May 28, AMT proudly welcomed six new members to its community of U.S. manufacturing technology builders, distributors, commercial affiliates, and research and education affiliates.
