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Risk-awareness does not suffice in the digital shadow world
Risk-awareness does not suffice in the digital shadow world
Risk-awareness does not suffice in the digital shadow world

“There is strong shadow where there is much light.” This well-known quote from Goethe also applies to the digital transformation: not only does data communication benefit the company concerned, it also lures the data thief. The “risks of the digital shadow world” will be illuminated by VDMA security...
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circular saw blade METAV 2018

“It’s cutting-edge technology, so what do you know about Industry 4.0?”
“It’s cutting-edge technology, so what do you know about...
“It’s cutting-edge technology, so what do you know about Industry 4.0?”

At the METAV 2018, a forum on sawing technology will be held for the first time on 20 February. It will be showcasing the latest developments and presenting applicationally relevant solutional approaches for simple single-blank cutting in a workshop environment all the way through to mass-production...
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Start-up Stand, BMWi

Innovation Made in Germany – Opportunities for start-ups at the METAV 2018
Innovation Made in Germany – Opportunities for start-ups at...
Innovation Made in Germany – Opportunities for start-ups at the METAV 2018

For the first time, there will be a shared stand for start-ups at the METAV 2018, the 20th International Exhibition for Metalworking Technologies to be held in Düsseldorf from 20 to 24 February 2018. “We already had some very good feedback from this at the last EMO in Hanover,” says Dr. Wilfried Sch...
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Leo Huang

VDW supports its members in market cultivation at China’s industrial strongholds
VDW supports its members in market cultivation at China’s...
VDW supports its members in market cultivation at China’s industrial strongholds

Following a lengthy lean period, China, the most important market for the German machine tool industry, is regaining momentum. Reason enough for the VDW to host the second technology symposium in the Middle Kingdom. From 27 November to 1 December 2017, 20 German machine tool manufacturers were showi...
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Roland Bent

International METAV Press Forum hosted by Phoenix Contact- Communication is the key
International METAV Press Forum hosted by Phoenix Contact- Communication...
International METAV Press Forum hosted by Phoenix Contact- Communication is the key

From 20 to 24 February 2018, the METAV in Düsseldorf will be the venue for spotlighting modern technologies, services and trends in the world of metalworking. Besides exhibits and keynote topics themed around the value added chain, the “Areas” will spotlight solutions from fields such as tool and mo...
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Dr. Wilfried Schäfer, Executive Director of the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association), Frankfurt am Main

Turnaround materialises for German machine tool orders in third quarter
Turnaround materialises for German machine tool orders in third...
Turnaround materialises for German machine tool orders in third quarter

In the third quarter of 2017, order bookings at the German machine tool industry rose by 13 per cent compared to the previous year’s equivalent period. Domestic orders were up by 31 per cent, exports by 5 per cent. In the first three quarters of 2017, total order bookings increased by 3 per cent. Do...
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