:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/3b/82/3b82cfa915f0ccab71a4ef859598567a/0131980110v1.jpeg "After three difficult years, the machine tool industry can breathe a first sigh of relief: incoming orders increased in the first three months of 2026 by 15 percent. (Source: VDW)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/b4/3d/b43d86eeaecc6d7ceb26c70af8944489/0131814374v1.jpeg "Valmet launches 3D Fiber technology, offering packaging producers a competitive end-to-end solution to meet the increasing demand for sustainable alternatives to plastic. (Source: Valmet)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/42/24/42245f5bd6c8ec704e99c31d126f7425/0131772863v1.jpeg "The plastics and rubber machinery sector expects stable revenues in 2026, with modest growth possible from 2027 as demand in Asia and the Americas provides new momentum. (Source: free licensed)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/53/65/5365ff4fc7e19552bb04afb221ead869/0131663399v1.jpeg "The Spanish plastics industry is going through a complex period marked by intense regulatory pressure. (Source: Fira Barcelona)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/ba/f0/baf098b6e5cba36dd2868158fbe22e17/0131981204v1.jpeg "Stäubli, a globally recognized leader in industrial automation and robotics, was an official partner of the Ency World Conference. (Source: Ency)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/89/48/8948b11ff93120eecbb81c57b21dc549/0131949922v1.jpeg "Plast 2026: 3D Plastlab closes its first edition and establishes itself as a new international
reference point for innovation in Additive Manufacturing (Source: Milan Exhibition)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/eb/be/ebbe79918bb7722ebb93963af44ffd67/0131807938v2.jpeg "The Boy 35 E with integrated igus handling formed the centrepiece of Boy’s exhibition booth at Elmia Polymer 2026 in Jönköping, Sweden. (Source: Dr. Boy)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/7f/2a/7f2ac76fc168cc1b747036b0d72f0a6d/0131708068v2.jpeg "3DMC Host & Chairman Peter Kinnell (Source: Mark Pascal Sanders/ RWTH Aachen)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/49/3c/493c02a94c7dacd68ba121240d30ddd2/0131958758v1.jpeg "Nonnenmann blow-out container for the easy, safer and cleaner purging of temperature-control channels. (Source: Nonnenmann)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/bf/8f/bf8f89dea82c5dde11c20f48acf44fab/0131949868v2.jpeg "The new guide bush with male thread, with collar E 5708 makes the installation and removal of round active parts with collar possible directly from the working plane. (Source: Meusburger)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/5c/79/5c79339d56c1ae81c33ee29b238f23e4/0131768998v2.jpeg "Meusburger offers small, compact and space-saving locks for the precise alignment of mould inserts. (Source: Meusburger)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/0d/6c/0d6c5ea88cb425ab9dd066457225e61b/0131066999v2.jpeg "Temperature-control connection plates in three versions (Source: Nonnenmann)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/0b/6b/0b6b5c7e8a7736f29e63fbd545c8a01b/0131918868v1.jpeg "Xometry marketplace accelerates solutions for complex manufacturing demands (Source: Noah Willman/ Xometry)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/d6/85/d685f438a6430ad866e2fe56536e51c4/0131826173v1.jpeg "Schematic of photopolymerisation-extrusion coupled moulding: rheology, UV curing, precision-defect trade-off. 3 strategies (UV stepping, filler optimization, molecular engineering) yield isotropic, dense, crack‑free ceramics with strong, low-shrinkage. (Source: Linzhe Zhang/Yanshan University, et. al)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/f8/29/f829f04d97c7217d7e915829bf641f34/0131750491v1.jpeg "Recently celebrated its world premiere: the S1 Basic from AM Solutions. It is the first compact blasting system for automated cleaning and surface finishing of 3D-printed polymer components in the industrial entry-level segment. (Source: Rösler Oberflächentechnik)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/bc/0f/bc0f0901d17342a3f703d733669a4c41/0131713828v2.jpeg "3D-Werk’s Experience Center gives manufacturers a hands-on environment to evaluate additive manufacturing technologies such as X Jet’s NPJ solution (Source: 3D-Werk)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/28/15/2815dc949ef41d940706ec638d93d5d3/0131982510v1.jpeg "Guido Reimann, Deputy CEO of VDMA Software and Digitalisation, as well as Co-ordinator of the VDMA Artificial Intelligence Competence Network. (Source: Messe Stuttgart)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/90/d0/90d09d46c2b891ed0b093dc38857107f/0131821344v1.jpeg "MPneo 480 multi-plate electric powder press.
(Source: Osterwalder Technology)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/ba/33/ba33a9e3faa448e5a0e957d384ac7222/0131810824v1.jpeg "Güdel adds two additional degrees of freedom to heavy-duty robotic grinding applications through its Trackmotion Vertical (TMV) and Trackmotion Floor (TMF) systems. This allows a single robot to maintain consistent contact pressure and path speed across massive surfaces that would otherwise require multiple robots or complex part repositioning. (Source: Titan Robotics)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/01/7f/017f9464b8a9e26ff005e276c1744f7d/0131807926v1.jpeg "The CV5-700 at Tigfusion’s facility in Hastings is the first to be purchased in the UK (Source: Andy Butler/ Mazak)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/47/54/4754e0395d4cf91adb52ea636662a24d/0131949953v2.jpeg "Sinumerik One, Siemens’ digital CNC platform enabling highly productive, future-ready, and increasingly autonomous machine tools. (Source: Siemens)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/cd/9f/cd9f02e635cfd6f739c37814a4eb8d0f/0131949298v1.jpeg "With Rockwell Automation's Factory Talk Resilient Edge, users have an accessible and unified execution layer. (Source: Rockwell Automation)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/5f/66/5f66d32bcf6e2e2fb01b3d98f1c33930/0131994480v1.jpeg "A Mitsubishi Electric MV2400S wire-cut EDM machine will be the first demonstration model to arrive at the Kenilworth showroom and technical centre of recently-appointed sales agent, Whitehouse Machine Tools. (Source: Whitehouse Machine Tools)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/d5/1d/d51def0b31e213e756bbfb9479fa9c7e/0129925621v2.jpeg "Automatic electrode feeding: Together with Sodick and Erowa, the Robot Compact 80 (ERC80) was integrated — including connection to the Zeiss measuring machine and chip-based job management. (Source: Sodick)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/f9/ca/f9ca9cace88200a5ec0946f193264963/0129209504v1.jpeg "Neil Taylor, who has worked in the toolroom at Pre-Met for 20 years. (Source: Pre-Met)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/2f/61/2f61dd20be68049fa2320a2e5aa860d7/0123789183v2.jpeg "from left to right: Sodick President Giuseppe Addelia and Vice President Salvatore Cocco (Source: Sodick)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/85/07/850794d04a7c4bf9166662400efad3d1/0131663378v1.jpeg "New L100NX Blue Laser CMM Scanner (Source: LK Metrology)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/ce/73/ce73b45969285c550f6c67c7d92b61e7/0131613641v2.jpeg "The robot handles the loading of the parts to be inspected into the storage area. Then it successively retrieves the stored pallets one by one and places them on the surface of the three-dimensional measuring machine, which is equipped with a clamping device, ensuring precise positioning and stability throughout the measurement process. (Source: Mitutoyo)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/19/f5/19f518ed41305d96b25c296dcff9bb7a/0131585249v2.jpeg "AI-powered Grain Size Analysis automates the evaluation of metallic microstructures, delivering fast, consistent, and operator-independent results. Compliant with ASTM E112 and ISO 643, it ensures reliable, standards-based grain size measurements for quality control and research applications. (Source: Nikon Metrology)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/4d/13/4d138122ae079c86b86249fe718d9090/0131478591v1.jpeg "Roemheld double-acting, hydraulically-actuated, swivelling clamping elements are set into the press table to secure the lower half of the trimming die. The clamp design results in interference-free insertion and removal of the heavy dies, assisted by the integration of Roemheld transport rails. (Source: Stephan Auch/ Roemheld)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/f4/72/f47262615ea8814ddfb33e805a1babe8/0131478681v1.jpeg "Fabio Schoppet, an apprentice at K.H. Müller Präzisionswerkzeuge, in an interview with Tobias Witton. (Source: KS Komm)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/60/45/6045cb15d71397154c6cee56d5d95ac7/0131063997v1.jpeg "Grinding from solid material using two CBN profile grinding wheels for roughing. (Source: Kapp)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/4c/dd/4cdd1643347d5f6f72743402d36e93f4/0130628083v2.jpeg "The filter units of the AW oil mist filters are designed to take up minimal space and are characterised by easy maintenance, quiet operation and a high degree of system integration. (Source: Absolent)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/b8/6f/b86f649863182a925480692939ac91f8/0131684985v1.jpeg "Extreme high-speed Laser Material Deposition (EHLA) enables the additive deposition of functional surfaces with high precision and speed. This allows components to be efficiently coated, repaired, or manufactured with close-to-final-contour precision. (Source: Fraunhofer ILT)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/d5/05/d5057e4ec3f7c3acbed8a4241d0683c6/0131673703v2.jpeg "Copper gauze for cleaning and polishing exposed round or conical surfaces. (Source: Guill)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/00/9a/009ae0e133b321f8f0dabfb3fe14d2a6/0130776695v1.jpeg "The expanded functions simplify digital manufacturing processes and support the automated procurement of precision components. (Source: Meviy)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/20/80/2080366dbf8cca84fe9d00659b8de85c/0131056632v1.jpeg "ABB Robotics says it has once again listened to users. As a result, companies can now invest in a new robot cell that is also affordable for SMEs and can automatically handle time-consuming grinding and polishing tasks. (Source: ABB)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/5a/e5/5ae5dfc67c07f0ca8347161642c36df3/0130721540v1.jpeg "Müller Präzisionswerkzeuge supports its customers with customised, application-specific tools. (Source: Müller)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/2a/08/2a08f8bd2df95ca843d52cbce64bf355/0131212753v1.jpeg "It has taken time, but the full force of the government’s steel policy is beginning to have a devastating impact on the downstream manufacturing sector according to the President of the Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM). (Source: CBM)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/9e/bd/9ebd826ceed28c644a9205bdbf82beb4/0131007997v2.jpeg "The lead-free aluminium solutions that combine high performance with stable and reliable machining processes. (Source: Eural Gnutt)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/d5/e6/d5e68c74fabff18ef737ee767b7b359f/0130415707v1.jpeg "Efficiency in machining and a reduced carbon footprint will be at the centre of Swiss Steel Group’s presentation at Wire 2026 in Düsseldorf. (Source: Swiss Steel Group)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/9b/d1/9bd1f648128e428527044e4f62c0601a/0131950276v1.jpeg "Das frühere Domo-Werk in Leuna steht erneut vor einer ungewissen Zukunft. (Bild: Domo)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/2a/c4/2ac4911b22abb1725035a54f95500dc0/0131949887v1.jpeg "Grainger & Worrall is utilising its technical expertise and production capability in complex aluminium sand casting. (Source: Peach Media)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/5e/7d/5e7dab38b2b3b429ee093b1506e54605/0131919638v1.jpeg "European machine tool builders continue operating in a difficult environment, marked by softer
demand, persistent global uncertainty and growing competitive pressure’’, commented François Duval, Cecimo President. (Source: Cecimo)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/ac/6e/ac6e42ca596f07c340f731d940bf57ce/0131825755v2.jpeg "Matters Group is expanding its manufacturing footprint with the acquisition of Polish plastics and polyurethane specialist Letbek. (Source: Matters Group)")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1168600/1168692/original.jpg?v= "VDW Chairman Prokop: \"2017 is characterized by many challenges that offer opportunities to generate new competitive advantages and expand our portfolio.\" (Stahl)")
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Article | Jan 25, 2017
How internationalisation can affect your business
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/988300/988337/original.jpg?v= "Dr Wilfried Schäfer, director VDW, at the opening press conference. (Source: Schulz)")
Article | Feb 29, 2016
International metalworking show celebrates strong attendance
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/975400/975462/original.jpg?v= "Michael Breme, head of Toolmaking at Audi: “We have fully embraced Industry 4.0. For years now, to cite just one example, remote maintenance of our bodywork production lines has been performed as standard practice, as has remote maintenance of intelligent tools.” (Source: Audi)")
Article | Jan 27, 2016
The world of tool and mould making is being transformed
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/970300/970315/original.jpg?v= "For the concept of Industry 4.0 to work, inline metrology, integrated into the production process, is essential. (Schulz)")
Article | Jan 13, 2016
Industry 4.0: inline metrology on the up
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/957800/957872/original.jpg?v= "Gunther Borbonus, managing director and shareholder of MTE Deutschland in Montabaur, Germany. (Source: Fecht)")
Article | Nov 27, 2015
XXL milling machines matter again in tool and mould making
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/840200/840211/original.jpg?v= "Jason Jones (CEO and Co-Founder of Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies, Ltd.) with his innovation, the Hybrid-kit, that can be integrated into any old or new metal-working CNC machine. (Source: VDW)")
Article | Mar 9, 2015
Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies wins inaugural International Additive Manufacturing Award
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/727300/727317/original.jpg?v= "Lightweight structure: generatively produced model of a human hand. (Image: Fraunhofer-IPA)")