More space travel for Europe
Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich will become a European hub for Space Florida
Three times VDWF in the capital
Milling Meeting, Eroding Meeting and Practical Forum 'Additive Manufacturing' in June 2025
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.
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.
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.
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'.
No product without toolmaking
The VDWF raises awareness of the industry's importance with the poster campaign 'Think global, source local!'
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.
Order intake in mechanical engineering March 2025
The first quarter of 2025 resulted in an order increase of a total of 4 percent - it was the first positive quarterly balance of orders in three years. March also closed with a pleasing order increase of 4 percent.
US Manufacturing in June 2025
Machine orders in the USA are increasing with growing automation. The aerospace industry is booming.