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Corona leaving deep scars on the machine tool industry
Corona leaving deep scars on the machine tool industry
Corona leaving deep scars on the machine tool industry
Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the third quarter of 2020 were 29 per cent down on the same period last year. Orders from within Germany fell by 26 per cent. 30 per cent fewer orders were received from abroad. In the period from January to September, orders fell by 33 per cent...
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Automation and Handling are the focus of the METAV Web Sessions at the beginning of November
Automation and Handling are the focus of the METAV...
Automation and Handling are the focus of the METAV Web Sessions at the beginning...
Automation and handling are increasingly gaining in significance as mega trends in industrial manufacturing. The problem of skilled workers is becoming ever more serious, especially in these difficult times when many companies are under pressure from high costs. At the same time, there are enormousl...
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Plug and play milestones in mechanical and plant engineering
Plug and play milestones in mechanical and plant engineering
Plug and play milestones in mechanical and plant engineering
• Publication of OPC UA for Machinery and OPC UA for Machine Tools
• umati community testing functionality of both specifications in umati demonstrator
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Technology Symposium India 2020: Innovations in Production Technology
Technology Symposium India 2020: Innovations in Production Technology
Technology Symposium India 2020: Innovations in Production Technology
The German Machine Tool Builders’ Association (VDW) is inviting participants to take part in its fifth technology symposium in India. Ten premium German suppliers of machine tools will be using the symposium to present their latest production-related machines, services and solutions.
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METAV 2020 reloaded to open its doors in March 2021
METAV 2020 reloaded to open its doors in March...
METAV 2020 reloaded to open its doors in March 2021
"Following the success of the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf with its sensible and effective hygiene rules – compliments to our fellow organisers there! – we are more than confident that we, too, will be able to make a resounding success of METAV 2020 reloaded," says Dr Wilfried Schäfer, Executive Dire...
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Ever greater performance required from production systems
Ever greater performance required from production systems
Ever greater performance required from production systems
The Software Theme Days of the METAV Web Sessions in October show how to achieve this:
Two trends are shaping the development of production technology: increasingly customised products at competitive prices, and ever smaller batch sizes – yet with no drop in the quality. This requires high-perfor...
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