Keyword: Export - Import

The first quarter of 2025 resulted in an order increase of a total of 4 percent - it was the first positive quarterly balance of orders in three years. March also closed with a pleasing order increase of 4 percent.

The order intake for metalworking machines, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology, amounted to a total of $389.9 million in February 2025, an increase of 9.9% compared to January and 12.5% compared to January 2025.

The Swiss manufacturer of precision cylindrical grinding machines succeeded in improving its market position worldwide, driving technological innovations, and further increasing operational efficiency. Jens Bleher hands over the CEO position to the former CSO Sandro Bottazzo.

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 business of the machine factory Berthold HERMLE AG was expected to be influenced by the cautious machine tool economy in 2024.

The Association of the German Turning Parts Industry evaluates the year 2024.

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.

Orders for manufacturing technology amounted to a total of $357.3 million in January 2025, which is 29.8% less than in December, but 5.7% more than in January 2024. While the order value was 16.2% higher than in an average January, the ordered units were the lowest in a January since 2016.

In January, mechanical engineering also recorded a slight decline in orders. Foreign orders had a stabilizing effect, while the order volume in the domestic market is a cause for concern.

The USA and China remain the leaders in the export ranking of the machinery industry in 2024. Overall, exports have fallen by a nominal 5 percent to just under 200 billion euros.

Mechanical engineering feels the impact of the recession - yet companies have only reduced their workforce by just under 1 percent in 2024. Even now, core staff should be retained as much as possible.

Orders for manufacturing technology, as 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.

German manufacturers produced precision tools worth 9 billion euros in 2024 and ended the year with a significant loss. The forecasts for 2025 are also cautious.

AMF has to cope with declining sales in 2024 and aims to return to a growth path in 2025.