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Dr. Wilfried Schäfer, Executive Director of the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association), Frankfurt am Main

German machine tool orders continuingly stable at a very high level
German machine tool orders continuingly stable at a very...
German machine tool orders continuingly stable at a very high level

In the second quarter of 2017, order bookings in the German machine tool industry fell by 7 per cent compared to the preceding year’s equivalent period. Domestic orders were down by 27 per cent, while export orders rose by 4 per cent. In the first half of 2017, total order bookings shrank by 1 per c...
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EMO Hannover 2017 Preview am 21./22. Juni 2017, Tagungsbereich Halle 19/20, Messegelände Hannover. Im Bild: Carl Martin Welcker, Generalkommissar der EMO Hannover

Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be opening the EMO Hannover 2017
Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be opening the EMO...
Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be opening the EMO Hannover 2017

Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will in September be ceremonially opening the EMO Hannover 2017. “We are absolutely delighted that our head of state will be honouring the EMO Hannover with his presence, and thus unequivocally affirming the high level of perceived importance accorded to t...
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