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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/cb/9c/cb9c788f7bd82466739e63c2403a06df/0129100353v1.jpeg "A rolling mill before modernization: downtimes, CO2 emissions and energy and maintenance costs are high. (Image:Deguma)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/9b/68/9b68b411ee0ecd20ef9313e782ce3a56/0129385769v1.jpeg "The Agibot A2 at a Fortune China event in December 2025. (Image:Agibot)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/66/08/660805a7af69a79b12c4d76fccc5b56b/0129347606v1.jpeg "Can real-time applications for motion or robotics, for example, be operated with virtual controllers in the data center? (Image:AI-generated)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/cd/fe/cdfe212a3b3206e2ff09dcdf71c11240/0129219561v1.jpeg "Extended S-series: The new Cobot models from Omron lift up to 30 kilograms and are now also protected against dust and water thanks to protection class IP65. (Image:Omron)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/c3/6d/c36d161e7709095fd1de4cb9de27d927/0129133682v1.jpeg "Nanjing is Siemens' largest research and production center for CNC systems, drives and electric motors outside Germany. (Image:Siemens)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/30/d8/30d8972f1ee47667c699644237c46bd6/0129387994v1.jpeg "This is Romeo. This vertical take-off electric aircraft with hybrid drive was developed by ERC System from Ottobrunn and recently presented in Erding. It is still a drone, but Romeo is set to achieve what Volocopter and Lilium have failed to do ... (Image:ERC system)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/8f/ff/8fff835b941e411b6f988a183905309a/0129302533v1.jpeg "The Chair of AI Chip Design at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has created the EU's first AI chip using modern 7-nanometer technology. In the picture: Chair holder Prof. Hussam Amrouch. (Image:Andreas Heddergott / TU Munich)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/89/e2/89e2226e826f23fb666222b66c737531/0129393966v1.jpeg "Chinese car manufacturers and suppliers want to produce small batches of brake-by-wire systems this year. (Image:Chery)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/3b/2e/3b2efe1abd7a263adf9ef3a9b20d0392/0129406745v1.jpeg "A rectangular steering wheel? Yes, Peugeot is serious about this concept. But there is a lot of technology behind it. (Image:Peugeot)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/21/8e/218e304ba65372854479aa52b4ccdbe5/0129271089v1.jpeg "Suppliers from Europe are currently facing a variety of challenges. Pictured: The Aumovio headquarters in Frankfurt am Main. (Image:Aumovio)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/d2/40/d240b49c8edba464bf610f0e0b3628f0/p90629460-lowres-2250x1265v1.jpeg "(Source: BMW Group)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/ec/69/ec69eeae41109e5e9849e397685b26e1/0129310204v1.jpeg "The surroundings in view at all times: Thanks to the very thin heating element, which is integrated directly into the internal lens design, this is possible. The advantages are the smaller space requirement with higher efficiency. (Image:VIA optronics)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/5d/d4/5dd4c8a38ecab28d7588490fa32c3a38/0129334467v1.jpeg "This is what the factory in Wałbrzych, Poland, will look like. (Image:Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/b6/01/b601f938f679791e60f3bba8d141968b/0129336204v1.jpeg "Biocomputing in medical electronics: the CL1 platform uses living neurons instead of silicon chips. Complex tasks can be learned in minutes. (Image:Reply)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/5b/38/5b385ec75bff6e84b70a02c0c939dd2b/0129331527v1.jpeg "The TSMC site of Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing in Kumamoto, Japan. While the second fab currently under construction was initially only intended for the production of semiconductors using the N6 process, the contract manufacturer is currently negotiating with the Japanese government to possibly upgrade the site to N3 after all. (Image:JASM)")
:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/52/8c/528c3c99265c6d8951e6bb1dcf4ed7c2/0129224981v1.jpeg?v= "For significantly greater efficiency: Smart grinding technologies mark a decisive step toward robust, self-optimizing manufacturing systems. (Source: KSF)")
Verein Deutscher Werkzeug- maschinenfabriken e. V. (VDW)
Lyoner Str. 18 ⎢ 60528 Frankfurt am Main ⎢ Deutschland ⎢
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:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/6b/b4/6bb456c148f06af9d65155da63665c22/0129102929v1.jpeg?v= "Thanks to a dual spindle, hybrid machines can grind PCD tools (top) and erode them (bottom) in a single set-up, increasing efficiency in terms of both time and quality. (Source: Vollmer Werke Maschinenfabrik)")
Article | Jan 27, 2026
Combined grinding processes for greater process efficiency
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/8a/b9/8ab9046d3f5ff9e6bcfdb4f4209ab685/0128636600v1.jpeg?v= "A Liebherr LCS 182 gear grinding machine is, after extensive retrofitting, virtually at the level of a new machine. (Image:Liebherr Gear Technology)")
Article | Dec 30, 2025
New Life for Old Machines
:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/49/47/4947b843c01af2530f6ee7b1ead12615/0128496364v1.jpeg?v= "Elastic bonded diamond tools demonstrate their strengths wherever extremely hard materials such as carbide need to be machined with precision. (Source: Artifex)")
Article | Dec 12, 2025
When diamond meets elasticity: New paths to ultra-fine surface finishing
:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/c9/85/c985db8735b0c4528acbadbee0d25ec6/0128494896v1.jpeg?v= "EMO Hannover 2025 showcased how automation, artificial intelligence and sustainability are increasingly converging in metalworking. (Source: VDW)")
Article | Dec 12, 2025
EMO celebrates current trends and topics in metalworking
:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/3f/5d/3f5d90efa80bd4cd1fef13bffa2820cc/0128325083v2.jpeg?v= "\"We are delighted to have arrived at a decision which represents a viable solution for the future,” said EMO General Commissioner Carl Martin Welcker. (Source: Uwe Noelke/ VDW)")
Article | Dec 5, 2025
VDW confirms: EMO will remain in Hanover through 2031 cycle
:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/53/4c/534c6d014c774c16846d6cbc79367966/0128062240v1.jpeg?v= "Despite the tough economy, numerous market leaders will be out in force at Grinding Hub 2026. (Source: Copyright Nicolas/ VDW)")
Article | Nov 21, 2025
360 exhibitors set for Grinding Hub 2026
:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/7a/45/7a455363f9135e7bfe01e6051cabc98e/0128061736v2.jpeg?v= "\"We are currently seeing sideways movements in the incoming orders, leading us to assume that the decline has now bottomed out at a low level,\" says Dr. Markus Heering, Executive Director of the VDW. (Source: Sarah Kastner/ VDW)")
Article | Nov 21, 2025
Decline in German machine tool orders bottoming out
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/e6/ab/e6abf86fa2927dc605f5a80f6f025ed2/0127031928v1.jpeg?v= "The metalworking event of the year – the 50th EMO – has closed its doors in Hanover, to return to Germany in 2029. In 2027, it will first take place again in Milan. Find out here how the anniversary edition of the fair has evolved ... (Image:VDW)")
Article | Sep 29, 2025
This is the Conclusion for the Anniversary EMO in Hanover
:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/93/32/93323f62c5799bda3515f5f26190c13a/0127042017v2.jpeg?v= "Technology, information, exchange, international networking and cooperation – this is what EMO has been all about for 50 years. (Source: VDW)")