(AMT: McLean, VA) -- February U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $444.06 million, according to AMT, The Association for Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) program, was up 9.3 percent from January and up 35.2 percent when compared with the total of $328.44 million reported for February 2011.

These numbers and all data in this report are based on the totals of actual data reported by companies participating in the USMTO program.

“Manufacturing technology orders are off to their best start since 1998,” says AMT President Douglas K. Woods. “U.S. manufacturers continue to seek increases in productivity through automation and innovative technologies to increase their global competitiveness.”

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