INTEC finds strategic partner
The VDMA will become the new ideal and professional sponsor of the Intec trade fair in Leipzig, along with the Precision Tools Association and the Measurement and Testing Technology Association.
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.
50 Years of EMO - From Curve Control to AI
This year, EMO celebrates its 50th anniversary. Since the first event in 1975, the fair has experienced many eras. Below is a retrospective from the start in Paris to today.
US Manufacturing in June 2025
Machine orders in the USA are increasing with growing automation. The aerospace industry is booming.
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.
Training 4.0: Between Tradition and TikTok
Association of the German Turned Parts Industry supports in personnel search
Order intake in mechanical engineering April 2025
The order intakes in mechanical engineering decreased by a real 6 percent in April compared to the previous year. An expected dampener, given the uncertainty caused by US tariff policy.
Tebis concludes sponsorship agreement with ISTMA
Tebis is the global sponsor of the international tool and mold making association ISTMA
Order intake in mechanical engineering March 2025
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.
US Manufacturing – Order Decline Expected
Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the USA decreased by an annual rate of 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025 (January, February, and March), reports the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
This was the VDWF Annual Meeting 2025
On April 10, 265 members and partners of the Association of German Tool and Mould Makers (VDWF) gathered at Arburg in Loßburg in the Northern Black Forest for the 32nd Annual General Meeting.
Change in VDMA
VDMA is filling two key positions: Dr. Johannes Gernandt will become the chief economist of the association, succeeding Dr. Ralph Wiechers. Oliver Richtberg will be the new head of foreign trade, succeeding Ulrich Ackermann.