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Downswing in German metal forming technology sector halted for time being
Downswing in German metal forming technology sector halted for...
Downswing in German metal forming technology sector halted for time being
Metal forming technology accounts for about 30 per cent of machine tool production and is thus smaller than the machining sector. Forming technology machines include presses, bending machines, punching machines as well as wire working and processing machines. In the form of press technology it is us...
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Unique trade fair feeling in digital form – METAV opening today on the web
Unique trade fair feeling in digital form – METAV...
Unique trade fair feeling in digital form – METAV opening today on the web
A tour of the fair just shows what is possible online. The METAV digital opens its doors at exactly 9:00 this morning after weeks of preparation by the 80 exhibitors and the METAV organiser VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association
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Open community driving machine tool industry forwards: umati at METAV digital
Open community driving machine tool industry forwards: umati at...
Open community driving machine tool industry forwards: umati at METAV digital
'umati' allows machines from different manufacturers to be linked – securely, simply and smoothly – to customers' own digital solutions. Based on OPC UA as the "global language of production", it considerably simplifies the connection of machine tools to production-related IT systems. The alliance (...
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METAV digital in the starting blocks
METAV digital in the starting blocks
METAV digital in the starting blocks
"Networking – three in one" is the motto of the METAV digital which will be opening its virtual doors in exactly one week. Almost 80 exhibitors from six countries will be taking part. It is the first exclusively digital event for metalworking organised by the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Assoc...
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Starting in 2022 – GrindingHub in Stuttgart
Starting in 2022 – GrindingHub in Stuttgart
Starting in 2022 – GrindingHub in Stuttgart
GrindingHub, the first edition of the new trade fair and the center for grinding technology, will be held from 17 to 20 May 2022 in Stuttgart. It is scheduled to be run every two years by the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association), Frankfurt am Main, in cooperation with Messe Stuttgart and ...
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German machine tool industry sees light at end of tunnel
German machine tool industry sees light at end of...
German machine tool industry sees light at end of tunnel
The VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association), Frankfurt am Main, expects production in the German machine tool industry to grow by 6 per cent to around 12.6 billion euros in 2021. At the association's annual press conference, Chairman Dr Heinz-Jürgen Prokop stated that the improved mood in th...
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