Politics & Associations

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.

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.

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.

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.

Milling Meeting, Eroding Meeting and Practical Forum 'Additive Manufacturing' in June 2025

Machine orders in the USA are increasing with growing automation. The aerospace industry is booming.

The VDWF invites you to the ISTMA-Europe meeting in Berlin

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'.

The EU Commission defends the 15 percent "Tariff Deal" with the USA. However, more and more products are subject to the significantly higher steel and aluminum tariffs. The VDMA urgently calls on the EU Commission to advocate for improvements.

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.