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It seems like the medicine may be working; the U.S. metalworking sector is spending on new equipment it will need to remain competitive and, by implication, giving global machine tool vendors something to smile about as well. Within a month of the investment stimulus package announced by President Bush, U.S. manufacturing technology consumption jumped more than 80%. Is this the start of a sustained, investment-led recovery for the machine tool and metal working industry?
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