Is the turnaround coming in the second half of 2025?
The German machine tool industry recorded a decline in 2024, but hopes for a recovery in the second half of 2025 with a new federal government.
Order intake in mechanical engineering May 2025
The order intake in May was a pleasant surprise - albeit on a weak year-on-year basis. Overall, companies have recorded a slight increase in orders this year so far, but global uncertainty remains high.
US Manufacturing in June 2025
Machine orders in the USA are increasing with growing automation. The aerospace industry is booming.
50 Years of EMO – From Curve Control to AI
This year, EMO celebrates its 50th anniversary. Since the first event in 1975, the fair has experienced many eras. Below is a retrospective from the start in Paris to today.
Order intake in mechanical engineering February 2025
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.
US Manufacturing - Annual Report 2024
The orders for manufacturing technology, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) report published by AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology, amounted to a total of $513.8 million in December 2024, the highest level since March 2023.
Three times VDWF in the capital
Milling Meeting, Eroding Meeting and Practical Forum 'Additive Manufacturing' in June 2025
Designing Together
The VDWF invites you to the ISTMA-Europe meeting in Berlin
US Manufacturing – Order Decline Expected
Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the USA decreased by an annual rate of 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025 (January, February, and March), reports the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Injection Molding in Europe – Today and Tomorrow
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'.