March U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $511.15 million, according to the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA), and the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). This total, as reported by companies participating in the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Consumption (USMTC) program, was up 57.6 percent from February and up 99.0 percent when compared with the total of $256.88 million reported for March 2010. With a year-to-date total of more than $1.2 billion, 2011 is up 118.6 percent compared with 2010.