Industry Trends & Analysis

Good or bad, up or down, expansion or contraction — CTE reports the numbers that serve as manufacturing's economic indicators.

The U.S. manufacturing industry continued to rebound in December 2020 with cutting tool consumption up 4% over November and the Manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index expanding from 57.5 in November to 60.5 in December. n

As the overall U.S. manufacturing industry continued to rebound in November 2020, the cutting tool sector found itself on the downside of an economic rollercoaster. That said, optimism for the year ahead continues to grow.

To compete in the 21st century, we need to emphasize the technical, more complex aspects of metalworking.

COVID-19 has upended major manufacturing industries, especially transportation-related ones.

The time is ripe to expand domestic manufacturing.

Making investments to facilitate operational improvements—and financing those investments in a way that preserves cash flow—will be critical to sustainable growth. Here is what manufacturers should consider to make the most of this opportunity when it comes to achieving value from waste streams.

More than a third of manufacturers say the Covid-19 pandemic is a catalyst for increasing automation, and additional drivers for adding and expanding automation include the need for increased productivity and a shortage of skilled workers, according to a new survey from MC Machinery of Elk Grove Village, Illinois.

Despite COVID, reshoring is up in 2020 and by year's end total numbers should top more than a million jobs coming back to the U.S. in the last decade, according to a new report from the Reshoring Initiative.

Swiss-style machines are attracting plenty of buyers and might be right for you.

A cloudy economic future contains a silver lining for manufacturers.