Demand for machine tools continues to decline: Situation expected to stabilize by end of year
Demand for machine tools continues to decline: Situation expected...
Demand for machine tools continues to decline: Situation expected to stabilize by end of...
Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the second quarter of 2024 were 28 percent down on the same period last year. Orders from Germany fell by 13 percent whereas those from abroad dropped by 33 percent.
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German machine tool manufacturers now have much broader base in the customer industries: Engineering sector now biggest customer for first time
German machine tool manufacturers now have much broader base...
German machine tool manufacturers now have much broader base in the customer industries: Engineering...
Last year, the German machine tool industry supplied around 27 percent of its production to the automotive industry and its suppliers, according to the latest customer structure survey conducted by the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association) among its members.
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Malaysia emerging as strategic alternative to China for German machine tool manufacturers
Malaysia emerging as strategic alternative to China for German...
Malaysia emerging as strategic alternative to China for German machine tool manufacturers
Following the delivery difficulties, market lockdowns and logistics bottlenecks it experienced during the pandemic, the German machine tool industry is now looking intensively at how it can position itself more broadly on the global market. With its Innovations in Production Technology – German Mach...
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More transparency in the life cycle assessment with PCR!
More transparency in the life cycle assessment with PCR!
More transparency in the life cycle assessment with PCR!
The Executive Board of the VDW is committed to improving the environmental performance of machine tools. By developing specific Product Category Rules (PCR), we want to create a standardized basis for calculating the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF). This will ensure greater transparency and comparabi...
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GrindingHub – already the established showcase for international grinding technology
GrindingHub – already the established showcase for international grinding...
GrindingHub – already the established showcase for international grinding technology
GrindingHub 2024 was officially opened today. The international trade fair for grinding technology is being held in Stuttgart for the second time.
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No sign yet of a turnaround in orders for the machine tool industry
No sign yet of a turnaround in orders for...
No sign yet of a turnaround in orders for the machine tool industry
Increase in turnover remains in double figures
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OPC UA moves into international forming technology
OPC UA moves into international forming technology
OPC UA moves into international forming technology
From November 7 to 10, 2023, Blechexpo invites all experts in sheet metal working to Stuttgart for the exhibition. umati, the joint connectivity initiative of the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association) and VDMA (Mechanical Engineering Industry Association), will also be exhibiting in Hall 9...
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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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Realignment on the trade fair market for production engineering
Realignment on the trade fair market for production engineering
Realignment on the trade fair market for production engineering
New responsibility for NORTEC: Messe Stuttgart and the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association), Frankfurt am Main, are jointly assuming responsibility for the established event for production engineering in Hamburg. The final discussions with the previous organizer, i.e. Hamburg Messe und Co...
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Machine tool industry attracting attention at VDW symposium in Vietnam
Machine tool industry attracting attention at VDW symposium in...
Machine tool industry attracting attention at VDW symposium in Vietnam
Among the ASEAN countries, Vietnam has become an attractive industrial location and an important trading hub with a growing interest in industrial production. The country is expanding its domestic production in order to manufacture higher-quality products, reduce costs and at the same time protect i...
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