Guest: Al Albrecht, Author of  “The American Machine Tool Industry.” Interviewed by Editor in Chief Sarah A. Webster. SME’s Advanced Manufacturing Now talks to Al Abrecht, the author of the book, “The American Machine Tool Industry – It’s History, Growth, Restructuring & Recovery.” The 91-year-old, who retired from a long career in the machine tool industry, gives his observations about the industry and where it’s headed now. Albrecht last served as the Vice President of Textron’s Machine Tool Division in Cheshire, CT, and has an engineering degree from The Ohio State University.