Economy

USA with an increase of 36.0% in order intake

The technology company TRUMPF SE + Co. KG presents preliminary figures for the fiscal year 2025/26: Revenue of 4.3 billion euros is roughly at the previous year's level, while order intake rises by 7 percent to 4.5 billion euros.

With the AMB Preview 2026, the Landesmesse Stuttgart has initiated the countdown for the most important industry highlight of 2026. Organizers, exhibitors, and associations presented themselves with anticipation and optimism to the invited trade press.

The machine manufacturing companies are still waiting for a significant revival in their order books. In May, they recorded a net order decline of 1 percent in real terms.

The machine factory Berthold HERMLE AG has developed well in the first five months of 2026.

$583.4 million in new machine orders underscore the economic strength of the USA

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.

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.

The machine builder GMN is investing 28 million euros in a new high-precision production hall for the manufacture of ball bearings

In the first quarter of 2026, the order index for machine tools developed by the Centro Studi & Cultura di Impresa of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE recorded an increase of 3.1% compared to the period of January-March 2025. The absolute index value has settled at 87.1 (base 100 in 2021).