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Open data communication revolutionizing measurement technology
Open data communication revolutionizing measurement technology
Open data communication revolutionizing measurement technology

Measurement technology plays a key role in Industry 4.0. Its digital transformation stands and falls with the OPC UA GMS (geometric measuring systems) interface, with which a working group of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) is clearing the way for manufacturer-neutral communication in measu...
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Startups@EMO Hannover – 60 young companies from twelve countries will show their competences
Startups@EMO Hannover – 60 young companies from twelve countries...
Startups@EMO Hannover – 60 young companies from twelve countries will show their competences

EMO Hannover 2023 from September 18 to 23 will once again feature a large Startup Area on Stand E34 in Hall 9, presented jointly by the EMO organizer VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association) and the VDMA Startup Machine. "Startups bring a breath of fresh air to well-established industrial sec...
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Euro zone accounting for significant proportion of machine tool orders at present
Euro zone accounting for significant proportion of machine tool...
Euro zone accounting for significant proportion of machine tool orders at present

Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the second quarter of 2023 were 3 per cent down in nominal terms on the same period last year. Orders from Germany declined by 11 percent whereas those from abroad rose by 1 per cent. The level of orders fell by 7 percent overall in the first ha...
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