![According to Prof. Felix Hackelöer, professor of Smart Automation in the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering Science at TH Köln, the Log4j security flaw provides a good example of the growing threat which is directly targeting industry](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Teaser-1-720x480.jpg)
Security by Design now in machine tools
Security by Design now in machine tools
Security by Design now in machine tools
At the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association), however, the warning arrived right on cue for those currently working urgently on promoting greater security throughout the industry and on producing a guideline for the systematic Incorporation of IT security into machine tools. Meanwhile, exh...
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![The world's leading trade fairs wire and Tube will be postponed to 20 to 24 June and will thus be held concurrently with METAV 2022](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Teaser-Englisch-720x480.jpg)
METAV 2022 together with wire and Tube
METAV 2022 together with wire and Tube
METAV 2022 together with wire and Tube
METAV, with its focus on machine tools, manufacturing systems, precision tools, industrial automation and accessories, contributes the complete spectrum of manufacturing technology. Tube presents machines, tools, materials and accessories for tube manufacturing, while wire focuses on machines, tools...
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![Our collaboration is a great opportunity to support fruitful interaction between the very latest research in grinding technology and the international high-tech industry during the Schleiftagung grinding conference, to promote it at the trade fair, and thus to underline Germany's advantages as a business location](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Teaser-3-720x480.jpg)
GrindingHub cooperating with Schleiftagung grinding conference
GrindingHub cooperating with Schleiftagung grinding conference
GrindingHub cooperating with Schleiftagung grinding conference
The ink has scarcely dried on the Memorandum of Understanding between the organizers of the Schleiftagung grinding conference and the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association). Both partners are joining forces to offer mutual support to their respective grinding events.
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![Advantages of hybrid manufacturing solutions: Different machining processes can be flexibly combined and seamlessly integrated into production in just one setup.](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Teaser-1-720x480.jpg)
Hybrid manufacturing processes for increased competitiveness
Hybrid manufacturing processes for increased competitiveness
Hybrid manufacturing processes for increased competitiveness
Combining different manufacturing processes often pays dividends for manufacturing companies. This also applies to grinding and precision machining technologies. Significant increases in productivity can be achieved if modern automation and digitalization concepts are added, resulting in greater com...
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![METAV 2022 will be postponed to June 21-24. This is intended to create planning security for exhibitors and avoid further costs.](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Teaser-METAV-1-720x480.jpg)
New date: METAV 2022 from 21 to 24 June
New date: METAV 2022 from 21 to 24 June
New date: METAV 2022 from 21 to 24 June
The METAV 2022, the International Exhibition for Metalworking Technologies, will be postponed from March to June 2022. The new date has been set for June 21 to 24. Dr. Wilfried Schäfer,
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The new VDW Chairman – Franz-Xaver Bernhard
The new VDW Chairman – Franz-Xaver Bernhard
The new VDW Chairman – Franz-Xaver Bernhard
Franz-Xaver Bernhard was unanimously elected the new Chairman by the Executive Board of the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association) and the Machine Tool and Manufacturing Systems Association within the VDMA, Frankfurt am Main, at its fall meeting.
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![Dr. André Wagner, Head of Grinding Technology at Hermes Schleifmittel, Hamburg, makes clear just how much the demands on surface quality are changing and how important precise coordination with customers is becoming as a result.](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Teaser-4-720x480.jpg)
Finished to perfection
Finished to perfection
Finished to perfection
GrindingHub, the new trade fair for grinding technology, will be held in Stuttgart from 17 to 20 May 2022 and will provide a platform for finishing and superfinishing. After the pandemic-related hiatus in trade shows, many of the exhibitors are now registering a strong desire for face-to-face commun...
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![The smart tool clamping device makes an important contribution to sustainable manufacturing by eliminating scrap and waste, Source Schunck](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Teaser-1-720x480.jpg)
Electronic, smart and sustainable
Electronic, smart and sustainable
Electronic, smart and sustainable
Holding it all together: Clamping technology grips tools and workpieces securely during machining. However, Industry 4.0 poses a new challenge for clamping technology manufacturers. Using robust, integrated sensor technology, they must now refine their products into cyber-physical production resourc...
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![Order bookings in the German machine tool industry VDW](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/prae_pm_ae_umformung_2021-Q3_2021-11-17_englisch-720x480.jpg)
Supply bottlenecks holding back metalforming production
Supply bottlenecks holding back metalforming production
Supply bottlenecks holding back metalforming production
In the third quarter of 2021, order intake in the German metalforming sector increased by 35 percent compared with the prior-year period. Domestic orders increased by 22 percent. Foreign orders were 42 percent higher than a year earlier. In the first three quarters of the current year, orders from G...
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![“The levels of orders on hand are good. However, supply bottlenecks and sharp rises in the price of raw materials and components are increasingly holding back business," says Dr. Wilfried Schäfer](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Teaser-2-720x480.jpg)
Supply bottlenecks holding back machine tool production
Supply bottlenecks holding back machine tool production
Supply bottlenecks holding back machine tool production
Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the third quarter of 2021 were 69 percent up on the previous year's figure. Orders from Germany rose by 67 percent. Foreign orders were 71 percent higher than in the previous year. Orders received by German manufacturers increased by 61 percent ...
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