Latest reports from manufacturing technology
Top drying performance in a small footprint
Versatile drying solutions from Rehm Thermal Systems for electronics manufacturing – including the new vertical dryer RVDS
Bundled lightweight construction expertise
Fraunhofer Research Field Lightweight Construction bundles unique competencies from 16 institutes
Order intake mechanical engineering April 2026
For the machinery and plant engineering sector in Germany, April showed a mixed picture. Foreign demand is positive, while domestic demand is declining. Political action is needed to create better conditions at the location in Germany.
Debut of the Control Expert Days
On January 20 and 01, 2000, the quality assurance industry experienced an intense meeting that combined a trade fair and high-level information gathering, resulting in maximum efficiency and benefit.
Buyer fair for precision parts
EVO Information Systems as a cooperation partner of the Make-to-Order Days 2026 in Stuttgart. Premiere of a new buyer fair for precision parts and contract manufacturing – B2B networking for SMEs & mid-sized companies in Baden-Württemberg
Triton Partners buys Flender
The investment company Carlyle has announced that it has signed an agreement for the sale of Flender, a provider of mechanical drive technology, to Triton Fund 6 advised by Triton.
Groundbreaking at GMN
The machine builder GMN is investing 28 million euros in a new high-precision production hall for the manufacture of ball bearings
Automation & Robotics
Additive manufacturing, 3D printing & Laser
Laser processing for medical technology manufacturers in focus
Aerotech at the Medical Technology Germany Expo and Conference, July 1st and 2nd, 2026 at the Ulm Fair
Faster, cleaner, more sustainable
With the introduction of the automated blasting system S1 from AM Solutions, the German 3D printing service provider FORMRISE has significantly improved its post-processing for SLS components. Through an integrated 2-in-1 process for cleaning and surface treatment, the company was able to reduce the post-processing time by around 50%.
FOBA at MedtecLIVE
FOBA presents the latest laser marking technology for medical technology at MedtecLIVE
With the latest laser technology to GrindingHub 2026
At the GrindingHub in Stuttgart, DMG MORI presents a comprehensive process chain, where a LASERTEC 12 SLM first builds a milling head made of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) in a powder bed.
Flexible and powerful laser tube cutting machine
With nine kilowatts of laser power, the new TruLaser Tube 7000 from TRUMPF processes higher wall thicknesses particularly quickly and cuts pipes with diameters from 12 to 290 millimeters thanks to an expanded envelope circle
Already 527 registrations for Formnext 2026
Driven by the 10th anniversary in 2025 and a visitor record from the last trade fair edition, Formnext 2026 starts the new year with strong momentum.
Research & New Technologies
User reports from manufacturing
Automation replaces manual blasting processes
Flexible roller conveyor shot blasting system from Rösler processes different steel plates and meets maritime quality requirements at SCHOTTEL GmbH.
Joint Project Aerospace
From the joint development and production of a component for the aircraft industry, a strategic aircraft component with all the trimmings has emerged
Complete machining of V8 and V12 engines
Automated manufacturing cell with Heckert HEC 800 machining centers replaces transfer line at Tatra Trucks
ECM Deburring with Integrated Ultrasonic Cleaning
VULIC ECM GmbH integrates ultrasonic cleaning modules from Weber Ultrasonics AG into its custom-made systems
Perfectly interlocked storage and sawing
The traditional Swiss metal dealer Brütsch/Rüegger Metals AG replaced a semi-automatic honeycomb storage system with the fully automatic long material storage systems UNITOP and UNITOWER from KASTO. Two adapted band saws from the KASTOwin series complete the process chain.
Better surface quality with 25% time savings
Stratasys relies on S1 from AM Solutions for optimized post-processing at the technology center in Rheinmünster
