Blog & Technical Papers
The VDW’s employees are experts in their respective specialist fields and contribute their know-how to a multiplicity of national and international contexts where they provide information on ongoing trends, news and interesting events at irregular intervals. Specialist articles published in connection with our trade fairs, the METAV and the EMO Hannover, in particular, will give you some soundly based insights into what’s happening in and around the German machine tool industry.
Canada is major importer of machine tools
Canada is major importer of machine tools
Canada is major importer of machine tools
Canada is one of the 20 most important export markets for the German machine tool industry. With a volume of 1.27 billion euros (2021), the country is the third largest machine tool market on the American continent and the twelfth …
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Company joint participation in TECMA Mexico 2023
Company joint participation in TECMA Mexico 2023
Company joint participation in TECMA Mexico 2023
The TECMA (Machine Tools and Technology for Manufacturing Trade Show) (March 08-10, 2023) has been the leading trade show for the manufacturing industry for Latin America for more than 30 years and a meeting place for more than 12,000 professionals, …
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Trends in Laser Technology: What the Short Pulse Laser Can Do
Trends in Laser Technology: What the Short Pulse Laser...
Trends in Laser Technology: What the Short Pulse Laser Can Do
Short-pulse lasers have unique capabilities. Industry uses them for numerous applications. On the one hand, the range includes short-pulse lasers with pulse durations in the nanosecond range, hence also called nanosecond lasers. On the other hand, it includes ultrashort pulse …
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Machine tools are enablers for environmental protection
Machine tools are enablers for environmental protection
Machine tools are enablers for environmental protection
Every year, machine tools become the focus of political attention and it is said that the machine tool as a product must become more energy efficient. Of course, it is the task of the manufacturers of such machines to make …
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Digitized training as an opportunity?
Digitized training as an opportunity?
Digitized training as an opportunity?
“Empowering people to empower themselves” – That is an important guiding principle for Thomas Koch, training manager at Benteler in Paderborn. He has promoted digitization in training at the company and says: “Industry 4.0 is spreading ever further in production. Employees ne...
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AI-based assistance system supports cycle optimization
AI-based assistance system supports cycle optimization
AI-based assistance system supports cycle optimization
Together with the production departments of well-known companies, the IIP-Ecosphere project is developing innovative AI solutions for different automation levels as demonstrators. In a four-part series, these demonstrators will be presented in workshop talks. The third workshop talk on the …
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