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.

Pay-per-stress – how do leasing partners get their money’s worth?
Pay-per-stress – how do leasing partners get their money’s...
Pay-per-stress – how do leasing partners get their money’s worth?
Acquiring complex machine tools is a major challenge, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Leasing models support SMEs in the acquisition of such machine tools by replacing the high investment costs with lower, regularly recurring payments. Three parties are …
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The Digital Twin as a Conceptual Ideal
The Digital Twin as a Conceptual Ideal
The Digital Twin as a Conceptual Ideal
The Digital Twin as a Conceptual Ideal The digital twin is a fascinating technology. Its origins lie in the U.S. aerospace industry. Particularly due to the technological progress of information and communication technology, there is currently great momentum in the …
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Global order intake loses momentum
Global order intake loses momentum
Global order intake loses momentum
In the second quarter of 2022, order intake in the machine tool industry worldwide will only grow in single digits. At EMO Hannover, the world’s leading trade show for production technology, manufacturers from all over the world will showcase their …
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3D printing – Ready for series production
3D printing – Ready for series production
3D printing – Ready for series production
The new claim of the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association) is "Innovate Manufacturing”. It is a clarion call to specialists all over the world to come to EMO Hannover from 18 to 23 September 2023. The World's Leading Trade Fair for Production Technology aims to provide visitors with inspir...
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Vocational training: Yes, please!
Vocational training: Yes, please!
Vocational training: Yes, please!
With joint advertising for more young skilled workers Hannah is 16 years old and a 10th grade student at a secondary school in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. After graduating with a middle school leaving certificate, she would like to attend …
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Is it possible to produce machine tools in a climate-neutral way?
Is it possible to produce machine tools in a...
Is it possible to produce machine tools in a climate-neutral way?
Machine tools are prime examples of energy-efficient machines. There is no doubt about that. But can machine tools also be produced in a climate-neutral way?
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