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“The levels of orders on hand are good. However, supply bottlenecks and sharp rises in the price of raw materials and components are increasingly holding back business," says Dr. Wilfried Schäfer

Supply bottlenecks holding back machine tool production
Supply bottlenecks holding back machine tool production
Supply bottlenecks holding back machine tool production

Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the third quarter of 2021 were 69 percent up on the previous year's figure. Orders from Germany rose by 67 percent. Foreign orders were 71 percent higher than in the previous year. Orders received by German manufacturers increased by 61 percent ...
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METAV 2022 planned as combined face-to-face and digital event
METAV 2022 planned as combined face-to-face and digital event
METAV 2022 planned as combined face-to-face and digital event

Next March will see METAV 2022 open its doors again in Düsseldorf after a four-year break due to Covid-19. "We are very much looking forward to seeing our exhibitors and visitors again," says Martin Göbel, Head of Trade Fairs at the METAV organizer VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association).
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umati demonstrating global data connectivity at EMO Milano
umati demonstrating global data connectivity at EMO Milano
umati demonstrating global data connectivity at EMO Milano

umati will be on display in Hall 7 at EMO Milano, connecting up more than 50 machines from all over the world, almost half of them remotely. Using the updated umati dashboard, anyone interested can follow live to see what these machines, connected via the standardized OPC UA for Machine Tools interf...
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