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Order intake in mechanical engineering October 2025
The order intake in mechanical engineering has increased by a real 4 percent in October compared to the previous year. The increase is encouraging but only signifies a consolidation at a low level.
HERMLE AG – Order intake 2025 increased by 5%
The machine factory Berthold HERMLE AG announces an increase in orders due to large projects from abroad. While orders rose by 5% in the first nine months of 2025, domestic business is 10% below the previous year.
UCIMU – The Italian Machinery Industry in the 3rd Quarter
Statement from Riccardo Rosa, President of UCIMU–SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, on the situation of the machine tool industry in Italy in the third quarter.
HERMLE AG - 2025 better than expected
Interim high due to large orders from abroad. Politics and bureaucratic requirements weigh on the operating result.
US Manufacturing in September 2025
Machine orders in the USA have been declining since August, remaining at a high level in September 2025
Order intake in mechanical engineering September 2025
The mechanical engineering companies in Germany recorded a significant decline in their order books in September. This also results in a slight order decrease for the first nine months of 2025.
US Manufacturing in August 2025
Machine orders remain resilient in August despite increasing headwinds
VDMA - Situation in Mechanical Engineering in the 3rd Quarter
The mood in mechanical and plant engineering has further deteriorated in the third quarter, and the outlook has noticeably worsened. In addition to the trade conflict, the weakness in key customer sectors is increasingly taking its toll.
HERMLE AG - Decline in Domestic Market and Increase Abroad
The machine factory Berthold HERMLE AG was influenced by difficult economic conditions in the first half of 2025, but developed somewhat better than expected overall due to growth abroad.
Order intake in mechanical engineering July 2025
The slight easing in the order books in July is not a trend reversal: The hoped-for dynamism in investments in mechanical engineering is still lacking. Therefore, the promised relief must come in the autumn.
VDMA - The "Tariff Deal" and the (bad) Consequences
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.
US Manufacturing in June 2025
Machine orders in the USA are increasing with growing automation. The aerospace industry is booming.
Order intake mechanical engineering 1st half of 25
Orders from Euro countries result in a small order increase in mechanical engineering in the first half of the year. The trade dispute with the USA, however, continues to burden orders even in June.