Keyword: Export - Import

In the second quarter of 2026, the index of machine tool orders calculated by the Centro Studi & Cultura di Impresa of UCIMU SISTEMI PER PRODURRE recorded a decline of 25.8% compared to the period of April–June 2025. In absolute numbers, the index was at 47.8 (base 100 in 2021).

$583.4 million in new machine orders underscore the economic strength of the USA

The machine manufacturing companies are still waiting for a significant revival in their order books. In May, they recorded a net order decline of 1 percent in real terms.

MAPAL has already responded to the profound changes worldwide years ago and has consistently further developed its structures and processes. The business development in 2025 met its own expectations.

Mechanical engineering no longer expects growth for 2026

The machine factory Berthold HERMLE AG has developed well in the first five months of 2026.

LiCON receives the largest order in its company's history

For the machinery and plant engineering sector in Germany, April showed a mixed picture. Foreign demand is positive, while domestic demand is declining. Political action is needed to create better conditions at the location in Germany.

In the first quarter of 2026, HERMLE AG was able to increase order intake by 15% and group revenue by 14% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

In the first quarter of 2026, the order index for machine tools developed by the Centro Studi & Cultura di Impresa of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE recorded an increase of 3.1% compared to the period of January-March 2025. The absolute index value has settled at 87.1 (base 100 in 2021).

After a weak start to the year, order intake in mechanical engineering unexpectedly surged in March. Special effects were responsible, which do not indicate the beginning of a broad upswing.

The machine factory Berthold HERMLE AG performed well in 2025 under very turbulent external conditions and developed overall better than expected.

The dynamics of machine demand from the end of 2025 in US manufacturing technology continues in the first two months of 2026

The order intake in mechanical engineering has once again declined in February, and the mood of the companies is deteriorating. However, hope for a timid economic recovery remains.