Industry News

News • February 2, 2026

Trumpf names new Head of TruServices

Maren Fleming has been named as head of TruServices at Trumpf Inc., effective as of January 1, 2026. In her new role, Fleming oversees the organization of Trumpf’s proactive aftersales technology and solution-oriented services for machine tool customers throughout North America. The company’s TruServices offerings include warranty and service agreements, software, training, tooling and consumables,...

News • January 20, 2026

US Cutting Tool Orders Total $206.1M in November 2025

Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report, a collaboration between AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI), totaled $206.1 million in November 2025. Orders decreased 17.6% from October 2025 but were up 9.9% from November 2024. Year-to-date shipments totaled $2.34 billion, up 1.3% from...

News • January 14, 2026

Mazak to host Florida Open House

Mazak Corporation has set its sights on the latest manufacturing and automation technology specifically for aerospace, medical, space exploration, defense/marine defense and other area industry component production at its two-day Florida Open House scheduled for February 18-19 at 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Located at its Mazak Technical Center located in Orlando, the event will...

News • January 12, 2026

Big Daishowa names new regional sales manager – West

Edgar Argueta was promoted to regional sales manager – West for Big Daishowa.

News • December 29, 2025

ZEISS opens Connecticut Quality Excellence Center

The new ZEISS facility in Bloomfield, Connecticut, will support the manufacturing community with cutting-edge metrology and inspection technologies, services, training, and access to a local team of experts.

News • December 22, 2025

October 2025 US Cutting Tool orders jump 14.7% from October 2024

Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report, a collaboration between AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI), totaled $250.1 million in October 2025.

News • December 19, 2025

Teradyne Robotics to open operations hub in Michigan

Teradyne Robotics, a leader in advanced industrial collaborative and autonomous mobile robotics, plans to open a new U.S. Operations Hub in Wixom, Michigan in 2026. This strategic expansion reflects Teradyne Robotics' commitment to operating close to its customers and meeting the growing manufacturing demand in the U.S. and the Americas.

News • December 18, 2025

US metalworking machinery orders surge 40% year-over-year in October

New orders of metalworking machinery totaled $538.9 million in October 2025, which was a 9% increase from September 2025 and a 40.3% increase from October 2024.

News • December 12, 2025

Apple Manufacturing Academy launches virtual programming

Apple has expanded its Apple Manufacturing Academy with new virtual programming. The manufacturing training was created for small- and medium-sized businesses across the country that want to "accelerate their ability to innovate and adopt advanced technologies."

News • December 8, 2025

Sunnen unveils enhanced E-Commerce platform

New website features streamline ordering, support, and global accessibility with multilingual options and user-friendly navigation.

News • December 3, 2025

Three leading companies partner to serve UK, Ireland & GCC’s additive manufacturing market

Three companies -- Kingsbury, one of the UK's leading CNC machine tool suppliers, Additure, the additive manufacturing specialists, and ATLIX, the newly independent 3D metal printing brand, formerly TRUMPF Additive Manufacturing -- announce a strategic alliance that will position Kingsbury as the exclusive dealer of ATLIX machines and services in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the GCC region.

News • December 2, 2025

Quickparts establishes Aerospace & Defense Center of Excellence, launches Quick Mold product

Quickparts strengthened its commitment to "Limitless Manufacturing" with the completion of a $2.5 million expansion at its Seattle headquarters that formally established the site as an Aerospace & Defense Center of Excellence