METAV 2022 planned as combined face-to-face and digital event
METAV 2022 planned as combined face-to-face and digital event
METAV 2022 planned as combined face-to-face and digital event
Next March will see METAV 2022 open its doors again in Düsseldorf after a four-year break due to Covid-19. "We are very much looking forward to seeing our exhibitors and visitors again," says Martin Göbel, Head of Trade Fairs at the METAV organizer VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association).
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New toolmaking technology
New toolmaking technology
New toolmaking technology
"It’s time to wake up," says Professor Wolfgang Boos, Managing Director of WBA Tooling Academy Aachen GmbH, Germany, addressing the tool construction industry. He is drawing attention to the vital role which digitalized process chains will play in the future. However, tools and molds are still made ...
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Latest trends in grinding and tool grinding technology
Latest trends in grinding and tool grinding technology
Latest trends in grinding and tool grinding technology
e-mobility, digitalization and automation: these are just some of the key trends in the grinding technology sector at present. Research experts and the companies exhibiting at the new GrindingHub trade show will be providing insights into the latest technologies and processes in this rapidly develop...
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EMO Hannover repositioning
EMO Hannover repositioning
EMO Hannover repositioning
“Hello, new EMO Hannover!” is the greeting that was shared at the EMO Hannover Relaunch Conference in the hybrid event hub “H’UP” on the Hannover Messe trade fair grounds. As organizers of EMO Hannover, the German Machine Tool Builders’ Association (VDW) had invited international media representativ...
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Lasers present no threat to the grinding sector
Lasers present no threat to the grinding sector
Lasers present no threat to the grinding sector
The early bird gets the worm. This certainly applies to Prof. Dirk Biermann, Head of the Institute of Machining Technology (ISF) at the Technical University of Dortmund. Although the new GrindingHub trade fair – organised by Messe Stuttgart, Swissmem and VDW – is not scheduled to take place until Ma...
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VDW raises production forecast for 2021
VDW raises production forecast for 2021
VDW raises production forecast for 2021
Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the second quarter of 2021 were 103 percent up on the previous year's figure. Orders from Germany rose by 81 per cent. Foreign orders, however, were 114 per cent higher than in the previous year. In the first half of 2021, the level of orders re...
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Strong growth in metal forming technology orders
Strong growth in metal forming technology orders
Strong growth in metal forming technology orders
In the second quarter of 2021, orders received by the German metal forming technology sector, a sub-area of the machine tool industry, were 86 per cent up on the previous year's figure. Orders from Germany rose by 59 per cent. Foreign orders have doubled compared to the previous year. In the first h...
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