MCLEAN, VA – Manufacturing technology orders declined 2.4% sequentially to $329.6 million in November, according to AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology. Year-to-date orders were down 5.1% to nearly $3.6 billion compared to the same period in 2015.

STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide combined shipments of PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones are projected to remain flat in 2017 compared to 2016, totaling 2.3 billion, says Gartner.