
VDW gets the Club of Metalworking off to a successful start
VDW gets the Club of Metalworking off to a...
VDW gets the Club of Metalworking off to a successful start
Frankfurt am Main, 28 May 2018. – Making a visit to the fair simpler, faster and better: this is the goal pursued by the Club of Metalworking, which the VDW launched a few days ago. Membership is free of charge, and offers attractive services for international metalworking experts. The VDW has hit t...
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German manufacturers of forming technology hit the ground running
German manufacturers of forming technology hit the ground running
German manufacturers of forming technology hit the ground running
Frankfurt am Main, 8 May 2018. – In the first quarter of 2018, order bookings at the German manufacturers of forming technology rose by 23 per cent in comparison to the previous year’s equivalent period. Domestic orders increased by 26 per cent. Export orders were up by 21 per cent.
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German machine tool industry hits the ground running
German machine tool industry hits the ground running
German machine tool industry hits the ground running
Frankfurt am Main, 8 May 2018. – In the first quarter of 2018, order bookings in the German machine tool industry rose by 22 per cent compared to the preceding year’s equivalent period. Domestic orders were up by 39 per cent. Orders from abroad increased by 15 per cent.
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Smart technologies are driving tomorrow’s production
Smart technologies are driving tomorrow’s production
Smart technologies are driving tomorrow’s production
The EMO Hannover 2019, the world’s premier trade fair for the metalworking industry, will be held from 16 to 21 September under the motto of “Smart technologies driving tomorrow’s production”. It will thus be concentrating on the current paradigm shift in industrial production operations, which are ...
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Dates for the METAV 2020 finalised
Dates for the METAV 2020 finalised
Dates for the METAV 2020 finalised
The dates for the next METAV have been finalised. The International trade fair for metalworking technologies will be held in Düsseldorf from Tuesday to Friday 10 to 13 March 2020.
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METAV 2018 confirms ongoing economic boom in metalworking
METAV 2018 confirms ongoing economic boom in metalworking
METAV 2018 confirms ongoing economic boom in metalworking
METAV 2018 – the 20th International Exhibition for Metalworking Technologies – ends today after five eventful days. “The quality of the customers is encouragingly high. And we have succeeded in selling our machines here too”: this is how Reiner Hammerl, Managing Director of Sales and Marketing at In...
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METAV 2018 starts under optimum macro-economic conditions – focus on Industry 4.0
METAV 2018 starts under optimum macro-economic conditions – focus...
METAV 2018 starts under optimum macro-economic conditions – focus on Industry 4.0
Today, the METAV 2018 – 20th International Exhibition for Metalworking Technologies – opened its gates. Until Saturday, 560 exhibitors from 24 countries will be showcasing their machines, solutions and services in all areas of industrial production. “Above all, we are expecting visitors from North R...
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Youth Education and Development Foundation stages Metalworking Careers
Youth Education and Development Foundation stages Metalworking Careers
Youth Education and Development Foundation stages Metalworking Careers
Do something with a future. Your chance in machine building is the motto of the Special Youth Show at the METAV 2018 from 20 to 24 February in Düsseldorf. The opportunities were never so good to find a thrilling, demanding and also very well paid career in metalworking. “The machine tool industry is...
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Bountiful orders for the German machine tool industry
Bountiful orders for the German machine tool industry
Bountiful orders for the German machine tool industry
In the fourth quarter of 2017, the German machine tool industry’s order bookings increased by 24 per cent in comparison to the preceding year’s equivalent period. Domestic orders were up by 48 per cent. Orders from abroad rose by 13 per cent. For 2017, there is an overall plus of eight per cent: dom...
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German machine tool industry achieves another production record
German machine tool industry achieves another production record
German machine tool industry achieves another production record
The German machine tool industry is setting one production record after another.” With this good news, Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Prokop, Chairman of the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association), Frankfurt am Main, opened the organisation’s annual press conference. In 2017, the sector achieved growth o...
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