Manufacturing Technology Orders tallied a value of $413.7 million in March 2019, a 26 percent increase over February but a 20 percent decline over an exceptional March 2018, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing. The first three months of 2019 saw total orders at $1.13 billion, a 9.5 percent decline over the same timeframe in 2018. These numbers suggest that the market is still strong, but growth is beginning to slow.