Keyword: Export - Import
VDMA – International Sales Markets Mechanical Engineering
The international sales markets of mechanical engineering show both light and shadow: India remains the leader, the mood is improving in the USA, while Brazil continues to be under pressure.
VDMA - The Additive Manufacturing Industry 2026
The additive manufacturing industry looks a bit more positively at its current business development in autumn 2026 than it did a year ago.
TRUMPF is set to grow in 2025/26
The technology company TRUMPF SE + Co. KG publishes the results of the fiscal year 2025/26. While the revenue remained approximately at the previous year's level, incoming orders recorded an increase of nearly 7 percent.
Order intake mechanical engineering August 2026
In August, all key figures for incoming orders in mechanical engineering were declining. Overall, this resulted in a 5 percent decrease in orders - a setback after two months of order growth.
Machine production – weaker in 2026 – growth expected for 2027
The VDMA expects that production in the machinery sector will likely shrink by a real 2 percent in 2026, marking the fourth consecutive year of decline. For 2027, a real production increase of 3 percent is anticipated.
Machine tool construction confirms upward trend
Order intake in machine tool construction grows by 12 percent in the second quarter
Order Intake Mechanical Engineering July 2026
The mechanical and plant engineering sector in Germany has started the second half of 2026 with a slight upward trend in the order books.
VDMA – Export Balance of Mechanical Engineering Baden-Württemberg
The mechanical engineering companies from Baden-Württemberg were able to stabilize their exports slightly by the end of the first half of 2026.
US Manufacturing in June 2026
USA with an increase of 36.0% in order intake
Order intake mechanical engineering June 2026
Positive snapshot, characterized by foreign business