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Demand for machine tools continues to decline: Situation expected to stabilize by end of year
Demand for machine tools continues to decline: Situation expected...
Demand for machine tools continues to decline: Situation expected to stabilize by end of...

Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the second quarter of 2024 were 28 percent down on the same period last year. Orders from Germany fell by 13 percent whereas those from abroad dropped by 33 percent.
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German machine tool manufacturers now have much broader base in the customer industries: Engineering sector now biggest customer for first time
German machine tool manufacturers now have much broader base...
German machine tool manufacturers now have much broader base in the customer industries: Engineering...

Last year, the German machine tool industry supplied around 27 percent of its production to the automotive industry and its suppliers, according to the latest customer structure survey conducted by the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association) among its members.
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Malaysia emerging as strategic alternative to China for German machine tool manufacturers
Malaysia emerging as strategic alternative to China for German...
Malaysia emerging as strategic alternative to China for German machine tool manufacturers

Following the delivery difficulties, market lockdowns and logistics bottlenecks it experienced during the pandemic, the German machine tool industry is now looking intensively at how it can position itself more broadly on the global market. With its Innovations in Production Technology – German Mach...
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Focus on grinding technology: Current trends at GrindingHub 2024
Focus on grinding technology: Current trends at GrindingHub 2024
Focus on grinding technology: Current trends at GrindingHub 2024

Following the successful premiere of GrindingHub in May 2022, the second edition of the industry meeting place for grinding technology took place in Stuttgart from May 14 to 17, 2024. Around 500 well-known manufacturers from 31 countries presented numerous innovations along the entire grinding techn...
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“The perfect platform for exhibitors and customers from all over the world”
“The perfect platform for exhibitors and customers from all...
“The perfect platform for exhibitors and customers from all over the world”

Around 500 exhibitors and more than 11,100 visitors – that was the outcome of GrindingHub 2024 which finished today after four successful days. "The trade fair has developed very well since its successful launch two years ago: The strong figures and the positive mood at GrindingHub speak for themsel...
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