Frank Dietsche
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.
A lot of activity in the Horn world
With great commitment, an impressive organization, and selected focus topics addressing the current challenges of the machining world, the Paul Horn GmbH carbide tool factory welcomed around 3,300 international experts from the machining industry to the Horn Technology Days 2025 in May.
Thread milling with chip control
With the multi-row QUICKMTHREAD indexable insert milling cutter and the SOLIDMTHREAD solid carbide (VHM) milling cutter, ISCAR elevates thread milling to a new level of efficiency, versatility, and quality.
Siemens and ebm-papst reach agreement
Siemens completes acquisition of the industrial drive technology business from ebm-papst
New CFO at MAPAL Group
René Günther is the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the MAPAL Group. In his role, he takes on responsibility for the areas of financial accounting, controlling, purchasing, and facility management.
Exchangeable head milling cutter expands the PKD milling program
Shortly after the successful Technology Days 2025, the carbide tool manufacturer Paul Horn GmbH from Tübingen is already presenting another innovation in its milling program.
High-precision milling of lightweight metals
URMA AG from Rupperswil expands MX diamond series with new sizes for maximum flexibility
Long-term quality stands out in Aerospace
Flexible machining centers from HELLER reliably ensure maximum productivity
Digitalization meets Machining
With the new app INOBOT, the tool manufacturer Inovatools from Kinding-Haunstetten is launching a true industry innovation.
Automated Quality Inspection of Large Components
Hexagon presents new variants of the PRESTO Quality Station for automated quality inspection for large-format applications with various throughput rates.
AI agents for industrial automation
At the Automate 2025 industrial fair in Detroit, Siemens announced an expansion of its offerings for industrial artificial intelligence (AI) with advanced AI agents.
And the chip breaks after all
Joint tests with Wieland at the ISCAR TechCenter show: ISCAR tools can also machine lead-free brass without any issues.














