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Carl Martin Welcker President of the Verbands Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau (VDMA)

Start-ups attracting interest among established engineering companies
Start-ups attracting interest among established engineering companies
Start-ups attracting interest among established engineering companies

New ideas, new technologies, new processes: start-ups in the technology sector have a lot to offer. Contrary to public perception, half of all companies in the sector are already taking a keen interest in the start-up scene, and more are set to follow. Established industrial companies in the mechani...
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Order Intake of the German Machine Tool Industry Q4 2018

Order bookings shrink in the German machine tool industry
Order bookings shrink in the German machine tool industry
Order bookings shrink in the German machine tool industry

In the fourth quarter of 2018, order bookings at the German machine tool industry fell by 13 per cent compared to the preceding year’s equivalent period. Domestic orders slumped by 28 per cent. Orders from abroad were down by four per cent. For 2018, the overall rise was one per cent. Domestic order...
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