Blog & Technical Papers
VDW’s team comprises experts in their respective specialist fields who actively contribute their knowledge and expertise to numerous national and international contexts. They provide valuable information on ongoing trends, industry news, and captivating events, although the intervals may vary. Of particular interest are the specialist articles related to our trade fairs, namely NORTEC and EMO Hannover, which offer well-founded insights into the latest developments within the German machine tool industry and its surrounding ecosystem.
![Employees and customers receive user-specific data, for example via augmented reality. This allows any substandard work arising from false interpretation and resulting errors to be reduced to a minimum. Photo: Phoenix Contact](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Teaser_eng-720x480.jpg)
Digital yet sustainable – How so?
Digital yet sustainable – How so?
Digital yet sustainable – How so?
Industrial processes can either be digital or sustainable – at least that is the belief of many who have not yet given the issues involved the consideration they deserve. But the VDMA Technology Forum at EMO Hannover will be proving the opposite: applied sensibly and judiciously, digitalisation can ...
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![The Baden-Württemberg-based automation specialists are aiming to provide robot manufacturers and integrators with independently tested co-act grippers that can be used for rapid implementation and certification of collaborative scenarios. Photo: Schunk](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/pm_VDW_Cobots_Bild_2_Schunk_format-1-720x480.jpg)
Cobots – Successful collaboration between man and robot
Cobots – Successful collaboration between man and robot
Cobots – Successful collaboration between man and robot
Robotics and automation are among the key technologies for ensuring lasting international success. Cobots interact directly with humans and give manufacturing companies a competitive edge in the market. At EMO Hannover 2019, trade visitors will find countless automation solutions and collaborative r...
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![Wheel carrier ideally designed for additive manufacturing and optimized by Amendate. Photo: Amendate GmbH](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Teaser.eng_-720x480.jpg)
Amendate: smart software at EMO Hannover
Amendate: smart software at EMO Hannover
Amendate: smart software at EMO Hannover
Relieving engineers of tiresome routines and unleashing their creativity: the goal of Amendate GmbH from Paderborn is to take additive manufacturing to the next level. The new company is planning to have its latest piece of software ready for market in time for the EMO Hannover trade fair where it w...
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![GM joined forces with Autodesk to develop the first 3D-printed and functionally optimised seat holder. Photo: GM](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Teaser-1-720x480.jpg)
Lightweight construction is key technology for global sustainability
Lightweight construction is key technology for global sustainability
Lightweight construction is key technology for global sustainability
Intelligent lightweight solutions are increasingly gaining ground in machine tool construction. The main focuses are on new geometries and materials as well as simulation and 3D printing. Exhibitors at EMO Hannover will be showing how products can be designed and manufactured to meet lightweight and...
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![New tram vehicle body concept featuring a hexagonal load-bearing structure based on lightweight construction and an open design with large window surfaces. Photo: Panik Ebner Design](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Teaser_eng-1-720x480.jpg)
Engineering inspired by nature
Engineering inspired by nature
Engineering inspired by nature
Frankfurt am Main, 20. May 2019 – There is an established tradition of young entrepreneurs presenting their new business models at EMO Hannover. CellCore, a company founded by Andreas Krüger and two of his colleagues at the end of 2016, is one of the exhibitors on the joint start-up stand supported ...
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![Dry machining has conquered the field of gear manufacturing, as predicted. Cutting speeds are up to 5 times higher than those of wet machining 20 years ago. Photo: Klingelnberg](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/10-04_Trockenbearbeitung_Teaser_en-720x480.jpg)
Manufacturers making increased use of dry machining and MQL
Manufacturers making increased use of dry machining and MQL
Manufacturers making increased use of dry machining and MQL
Should we continue with classic machining and coolant lubricants, or do dry machining and minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) represent viable alternatives? From a technology point of view, it is important to consider material properties and machine performance, but plant costs, energy and health asp...
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