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umati – on its way to becoming the global language of production (with video)
umati – on its way to becoming the global...
umati – on its way to becoming the global language of production (with video)
The VDMA and VDW are joining forces to promote the use and dissemination of OPC UA standards throughout the mechanical engineering sector under the umati label.
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![New METAV date: the international fair for metalworking technologies will be held from 23 to 26 March 2021.](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/848x565_GB-720x480.jpg)
New METAV date set: trade fair to be held next year
New METAV date set: trade fair to be held...
New METAV date set: trade fair to be held next year
METAV 2020 is postponed until March 2021. It will now be held from 23 to 26 March 2021. "We are delighted to have agreed a new date together with our partner, Messe Düsseldorf, so quickly," says Dr. Wilfried Schäfer, Executive Director of the METAV organiser VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Associ...
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METAV 2020 has been postponed
METAV 2020 has been postponed
METAV 2020 has been postponed
The METAV 2020, the International Exhibition for Metalworking Technologies, scheduled to be held in Düsseldorf from 10 to 13 March, has been postponed.
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![Young visitors can explore the exciting careers offered by mechanical engineering and experience the latest technologies at first hand on the Special Youth Show stand. Photo: Messe Düsseldorf / ctillmann](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/teaser-4-720x480.jpg)
Cool technology – Special Youth Show presenting careers in mechanical and plant engineering
Cool technology – Special Youth Show presenting careers in...
Cool technology – Special Youth Show presenting careers in mechanical and plant engineering
School students will be able to see for themselves how a Formula 1 racing car is created in the Special Youth Show at this year's METAV in Düsseldorf from 10 to 13 March 2020. Together with various partners, the Youth Education and Development Foundation for Mechanical Engineering (NWS) will be pres...
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Order bookings at the German machine tool industry disappointing in 2019
Order bookings at the German machine tool industry disappointing...
Order bookings at the German machine tool industry disappointing in 2019
In the fourth quarter of 2019, the German machine tool industry’s order bookings fell by 20 per cent in comparison to the preceding year’s equivalent period. Domestic orders were down by 18 per cent, export orders by 20 per cent. In 2019, order bookings decreased by a total of 22 per cent. Domestic ...
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German machine tool industry facing major challenges in 2020 – Production output almost stable in 2019 – Digitalisation and sustainability are paramount issues in the sector
German machine tool industry facing major challenges in 2020...
German machine tool industry facing major challenges in 2020 – Production output almost stable...
The VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association) is expecting production output to fall by 18 per cent in 2020. “This is something the sector hasn’t seen in a long time, following the boom of recent years,” to quote Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Prokop, Chairman of the VDW speaking at the annual press confere...
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![EMO Hannover 2019 - world's leading trade fair for metalworking. Precision tools (Halls 3, 4, 5, 6): Cutting tools / clamping tools. TRUMPF, hall 9, booth K02](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/teaser-2-720x480.jpg)
EMO Hannover points to the future of production
EMO Hannover points to the future of production
EMO Hannover points to the future of production
This year's EMO Hannover took place from 16 to 21 September 2019 under the banner of "Smart technologies driving tomorrow's production!". Forward-looking topics such as the digital networking of machine tools, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and the umati universal machine interface were pr...
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![Currently making 10,000 vehicles per year, a fully networked and digitalised factory has been built in Aachen to produce the eGo-Life. Production levels can be raised to 30,000 cars. The target group for the battery-powered vehicle is the typical two-car household in which one member drives little more than 150 km per week. Photo: VDW/Strauch](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/teasereng-720x480.jpg)
Networking and digital know-how for new business models
Networking and digital know-how for new business models
Networking and digital know-how for new business models
The METAV organiser VDW (Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken - German Machine Tool Builders' Association) staged its International Press Forum in Aachen on 12 and 13 December. The 21st METAV, the International Exhibition for Metalworking Technologies, will open its doors from 10 to 13 March 2...
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Attracting Mexican production experts to German technology
Attracting Mexican production experts to German technology
Attracting Mexican production experts to German technology
17 German machine tool manufacturers came to Mexico to establish and cultivate close contacts. The VDW (Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschi-nenhersteller – German Machine Tool Builders' Association) organised two technology symposia in Querétaro and Monterrey in the first week of December. There was gre...
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![Mapal has used additive methods to optimise the temperature resistance and geometry of the hydraulic expansion chuck. Photo: Mapal](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/teaserfertigung-1-720x480.jpg)
New developments in the manufacture of precision tools – On show at METAV 2020 – Measurement equipment and new technologies play key role in the toolmaking process chain
New developments in the manufacture of precision tools –...
New developments in the manufacture of precision tools – On show at METAV 2020...
Tool production demands maximum precision and quality. New technologies, such as additive processes or laser-assisted production for the fine structuring of design and functional surfaces, are increasingly being used alongside conventional manufacturing processes. Exhibitors at METAV 2020 from 10 to...
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