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After a decline in order intake, sales, and results in 2024, the company also forecasts significant sales and earnings losses for 2025.

Why Robotics and Automation are Becoming Attractive for More and More Companies

The VDWF raises awareness of the industry's importance with the poster campaign 'Think global, source local!'

With synchrotron radiation, welding processes can be observed in detail like never before – live and in real-time! Researchers from the Fraunhofer ILT and the RWTH Aachen – Chair of Laser Technology are working at DESY to make steam bubbles, melting movements, and defects visible. Their findings optimize battery and microelectronics production and pave the way for new materials.

KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH now offers the production technology 'Ceramic Additive Manufacturing' in Europe. The process enables the production of complex geometries and almost any custom shapes. Additionally, prototypes can be created very quickly, allowing production to ramp up to thousands of pieces per week in a short time.

On March 18, 2025, the Association of German Tool and Mould Makers (VDWF) invited to the 'Practical Forum on Plastics Technology' for the fifth time. The online event gathered around 80 participants who engaged in seven expert presentations on the main topic 'Injection Molding in Europe'.

With the TAWERS G4 welding robot system from Panasonic, thyssenkrupp Bilstein increases the speed, flexibility, and user-friendliness of its Romanian shock absorber production line.

New paths in battery manufacturing from raw material processing to recycling

Efficiently coating brake discs – and complying with the EURO-7 regulations

In February, the order books in mechanical engineering unexpectedly filled up by a real 8 percent. Part of this increase is due to large-scale business, and part is due to component business.