The new events will feature a blend of education, applications, and technology innovation, particularly in the areas of digital manufacturing, automation, MTConnect and the Industrial IoT. Mirroring the industry trend of regionalized manufacturing in the U.S., each event will include a mix of topics and technologies that are of specific interest to that region.

This total was down 16.2 percent from June’s $175.35 million and down 17.2 percent when compared with the total of $177.51 million reported for July 2015.

Year over year, monthly orders were down 23 percent compared to July 2015.

Current market forecasts indicate 2016 orders will finish lower than 2015.

Through the first five months of 2016, orders are down 16.7 percent.

Year to date, orders are down 16.6 percent compared to the same point in 2015.

Report says robotics, IoT are among the technologies needed to build the factory of the future.

Overall, the immediate industry outlook remains flat.

Year-to-date orders were down 17.2 percent compared to the same point in 2014.

September 2015 U.S. manufacturing technology orders saw a monthly gain of 10.9 percent from August.