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POWDER COATING, February 2018 39 companies participating in the US Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) program. AMT analysis shows the manufacturing technology market on an upturn through the last quarter of 2017. Most major in- dustrial sectors showed improvement in October, with medical equipment orders up 60 percent and contract machine shops also continuing to invest. Aero- space orders declined for the month after an exceptionally strong September, and orders from the off-road equipment in- dustry also showed weakness. "Growth is likely to remain positive for capital equipment investment as manu- facturers leverage new technology to stay competitive, and our members have re- ported strong quotation activity for the last 60 days," said Douglas K. Woods, AMT president. "In addition, export growth has continued while imports have fallen, increasing the demand for US- made products both at home and abroad. Expectations are that the improving mar- ket will finish with a strong fourth quarter and easily transition into 2018." The USMTO report provides regional and national US orders data of domes- tic and imported machine tools and re- lated equipment. AMT represents and promotes US-based manufacturing technology and its members, including those who design, build, sell, and service the continuously evolving technology that lies at the heart of manufacturing. The USMTO report is compiled by AMT and all data in the report is based on the totals of actual data reported by c o m p a n i e s p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e USMTO program. Global electrostatic spray guns market analysis and forecast to 2022 EDISON, N.J.—The global electrosta- tic spray guns market is studied to 2022 in a new report, including an in-depth market analysis and a peek at future prospects. Global Electrostatic Spray Guns Sales Market Report 2017, a report from HTF Market Intelligence, an industrial research firm, is segmented by application and end users (automobile, furniture, metal, and others), products type (semi- automatic, fully automatic, and manual), and important geographies (including the US, China, Europe, Japan, Southeast Asia, and India). The research covers the current market size of the global market and its growth rates based on 5-year his- tory data, which helps to monitor future profitability and make critical decisions for growth. The information on trends and developments focuses on markets and materials, capacities, technologies, and the changing structure of the market. US primary aluminum production rate surveyed ARLINGTON, Va.—Based on Alu- minum Association surveys, the annual rate of US primary aluminum produc- tion totaled 736,853 metric tons (tonnes) during October 2017, an increase of 1.1 percent over the October 2016 annual rate of 728,907 tonnes. Compared to the previous month, the annual rate of pro- duction rose two-tenths of one percent over the September 2017 annual rate of 735,439 tonnes. The year-to-date pro- duction rate through October 2017 to- taled 739,976 tonnes, a decrease of 11.1 percent from the 2016 year-to-date rate of 832,536 tonnes. Actual production for the month of October 2017 totaled 62,582 tonnes. Participating companies account for 100 percent of US primary aluminum production. Global plastic coating market to reach $7.74 billion by 2021 SARASOTA, Fla.—The global plastic coating market was valued at a revenue of $5.62 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach $7.74 billion in 2021, growing at a CAGR of 5.48 percent between 2016 and 2021. This is according to P l a s t i c C o a t i n g M a r k e t ( A c r y l i c , Polyurethane, Epoxy and Other Process) by Process (Powder Coating, DIP Coat- ing, Electrophoretic Painting, Spray Coat- ing and Other Process) for Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, Medical, Building and Construction and Other End-User: Global Industry Perspective, Comprehen- sive Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Seg- ment, Trends and Forecast, 2015-2021, a report from Zion Market Research, an industrial market research firm. The re- port presents an in-depth analysis of the market by research methodology, syn- thesis, and collection of data from mul- tiple sources. 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