United States Machine Tools Market Research Report: Forecast (2025-2030)

Market Definition

Machine tools are used to cut, shape, form, and grind rigid materials like metals and plastics to design accurate sizes and shapes for a better finish. These tools are essential in manufacturing and industrial processes.

Market Insights & Analysis: United States Machine Tools Market (2025-30):

The United States Machine Tools Market size was valued at USD 12.62 million in 2024 and is expected to reach USD 15.41 million by 2030. Along with this, the market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of around 3.38% during the forecast period, i.e., 2025-30. The United States Machine Tools Market is significantly growing due to several factors, including the high demand for precise manufacturing to reduce the number of defective products in the manufacturing units. These tools help in reducing manual work and promote high automation in the manufacturing industry.

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Additionally, the US government is proactively supporting the development of manufacturing infrastructures for various machine tools by substantially investing and allocating million-dollar funds. Also, the country is witnessing the reshoring of manufacturing back to the United States from different countries. These instances are providing an adequate amount of growth opportunities for this market, as the manufacturing sector will further increase in the United States after being reshored.

Moreover, the technological advancements have increased the adoption of smart technologies-enabled machine tools, which are more efficient, precise, intelligent, and flexible as compared to the conventional systems. Furthermore, these advanced machine tools include the Computer Numerical Control (CNC) systems, along with metal cutting tools are more prevalent in the US market, thus leading the particular segments. However, the high production cost of machine tools in the usa poses a significant challenge to this market. In addition, the country has a shortage of trained professionals for operating these machines, thus hindering the market’s growth.

United States Machine Tools Market Driver:

Increasing Demand for Automated & Precision Manufacturing – The market growth is driven by the high demand for automated and precision manufacturing using machine tools in industrial processes. Currently, many industries are rapidly shifting towards automation to reduce manual tasks, thus increasing the market demand. Additionally, the US has witnessed a large number of gaps in the manufacturing processes, which has elevated the demand for precision manufacturing using machine tools to reduce significant losses. For instance, a US-based medical device manufacturing company saved millions of dollars after suffering from a 30% scrap rate by introducing a machine tool called a co-pilot automation system in its manufacturing units, which reduced the production of defective units to only 12%.

Similarly, another medical device company in the US has experienced a backlog of at least 18 months, costing a revenue loss of about USD5.5 million, and after adopting the CNC precision automation tool, the backlog has been cleared in the next four months, and production costs have been reduced by 30%. These incidents are strongly increasing the market demand.

United States Machine Tools Market Opportunity:

Rising Investments Through Government & Reshoring Manufacturing – The US government is actively allocating funds for the expansion of manufacturing units producing machine tools and replacing outdated industrial products to further increase market growth. For instance, the US Department of Defense allocated over USD5 million to the development of a south-eastern advanced machine tools network. Similarly, about six tech hubs in the United States received USD210 million in investment to support the expansion of advanced manufacturing infrastructure. These significant amounts of investments offer ample growth opportunities for this market.

Additionally, the US is witnessing the reshoring of manufacturing to reduce overall manufacturing costs. For instance, the automotive industry, along with a significant fund of USD4 billion, is rapidly coming back to the US from various locations in Mexico by the end of 2027. Moreover, the Motorola company has relocated to the US manufacturing hubs from China. On average, about 2,00,000 jobs were restored in 2024 in the country to increase economic gaps and secure supply chains. These factors are contributing to the potential growth of the United States Machine Tools Market.

United States Machine Tools Market Challenge:

High Manufacturing Cost & Shortage of Skilled Labor – The raw materials, such as high-grade and alloys for producing machine tools, are highly expensive. Additionally, these tools have to work very precisely; thus, advanced manufacturing is required, which is hampering the market growth. Also, these tools need to be highly efficient and precise, including R&D, which is creating an additional financial barrier to the United States' machine tools industry. For instance, developing a CNC machine integrated with AI can cost around USD15 million, preventing small-scale SMEs from manufacturing these advanced machine tools effectively.

Additionally, the market is facing a scarcity of trained professionals to run the advanced automated machine tools, which require technical training in robotics, programming, etc. As per a Washington news report (2025), about 4,50,000 manufacturing jobs remained vacant in the United States, and it is estimated that over 2 million jobs will remain vacant by the end of 2033, hindering market growth & expansion.

United States Machine Tools Market Trend:

Integration of Smart Technologies with Machine Tools – The incorporation of Smart technologies such as AI, IoT, deep learning, and robotics in the machine tools is gaining traction in the US Machine Tools Market. This is due to the Industry 4.0 revolution currently going on in the US to uplift the manufacturing and industrial sectors using smart technologies. This is increasing the demand for smart machine tools in the country, thus contributing to the market’s growth.

Several US-based companies, such as Siemens, GE Digital, Tesla, MC Machinery, etc., are actively introducing advanced AI or IoT-enabled, highly automated machine tools that are rapidly gaining momentum in this market. For instance, the MC Machinery has launched AI-integrated Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) machines based on real-time data collection to increase the efficiency of these machine tools, along with reduced manual tasks. Similarly, Siemens unveiled a digitalization tool for CNC machines called MACHINUM in 2024. It reduces machining time by 15%, thus positively shaping the market growth.

United States Machine Tools Market (2025-30): Segmentation Analysis

The United States Machine Tools Market study of MarkNtel Advisors evaluates & highlights the major trends and influencing factors in each segment. It includes predictions for the period 2025–2030 at the national level. Based on the analysis, the market has been further classified as:

Based on Product Type:

• Metal Cutting Tools
  • Machining Centers
  • Lathe Machines
  • Milling Machines
  • Drilling Machines
  • Grinding Machines
  • EDM (Electrical Discharge Machines)
• Metal Forming Tools
  • Press Machines
  • Bending Machines
  • Shearing Machines
  • Forging Machines
  • Others (Punching, Stamping Machines)
• Accessories & Others
  • Tool Holders
  • Workholding Devices
  • Others

Out of these, the Metal Cutting Tools segment holds the largest market share of more than 40%. The dominance is due to the widespread production base for metal-cutting machine tools in the country. As of 2024, more than 1,000 manufacturing facilities for metal cutting tools such as drills, reamers, mills, etc. are in the US alone, thus leading the segment. Several well-established companies like Kennametal Inc., Harvey Tool, and OSG USA are generating billions of dollars in revenue annually by producing more than USD10 million units of metal cutting tools in the US.

Additionally, the state funding is increasing the market growth by allocating significant funds. For instance, the supply chain initiative launched by Connecticut invested over USD2.5 million in a company called Trumf Inc. for the expansion of tube laser-cutting capabilities. Moreover, for further research, the Electrical Discharge Machines (EDM) are dominating the United States machine tools market, due to the high demand for the perfect shape and size of electrically conductive materials in several industries like aerospace, automotive, medical devices, electronics, and many more. Consequently, the metal cutting tools are leading the segment.

Based on Automation Level:

• CNC (Computer Numerical Control) Machines
• Conventional Machines

Between the two, the CNC (Computer Numerical Control) Machines are the most preferred automation level with a market share of more than 75%. The supremacy is due to the high demand for precision and automation in the manufacturing industry in the United States. These machines are providing better optimization, decreasing delays in output, and providing highly automated solutions as compared to conventional machine tools. Several major companies, including Hardinge Inc., Haas Automation Inc., DMG Mori USA, etc., are significantly producing CNC machine tools in the United States, thus contributing to its dominance in this market. Over 30,000 units of CNC machines are being produced annually in the United States, which shows a substantial amount of production capacity of the country, which is continuously rising & expanding, and provides evidence for the supremacy of CNC in this market.

United States Machine Tools Industry Recent Development:

• 2025: DMG Mori USA, Inc. introduced a high-precision Vertical Mate 85, 2nd Generation multiprocessor grinding machine optimized for aerospace, automotive, and semiconductor sectors, with improved thermal stability and 1 µm roundness.
• 2024: Okuma American Corporation launched the MA-4000H CNC horizontal machining center, which is used to shape large metal parts with high precision. It is one of the largest machines in its category and has powerful spindles and a big working area.

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