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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/2c/1f/2c1fb590b96de7ca3ca029564b063865/0131218954v1.jpeg "Xpeng brings the X9 to Germany. (Picture:Xpeng)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/94/6b/946b136b4478d8b80e3d9e62041e7274/0131259520v1.jpeg "The Craft test bench in Berlin is used to develop future propulsion systems for sustainable aviation. The aim is to minimize noise while maintaining the efficiency of aircraft engines. (Image:DLR)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/68/43/68433001d98374eb72f51b4a7db590fe/0131229290v1.jpeg "Charging infrastructure provider Evoltra will operate as Citywatt Development in the future. (Image:Citywatt)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/a3/2e/a32e8b8bb38bd5c1cfd27b043baf72b7/0131203375v1.jpeg "Alliance for the AI age: Sony and TSMC join forces to produce next-generation smart image sensors (Image:Brunox983/Pixabay)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/c7/6b/c76b7659a76e1dd6e9b007340a12c70b/0131171547v1.jpeg "Circular economy in practice: in future, automated systems will save intact battery cells for reuse. (Image:Rainer Betz/Fraunhofer IPA)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/01/82/01826cefd556a25dfdbab4715f036000/0122473419v1.jpeg?v= "Now many companies have to make reliable statements about the CO2 footprint. Tool machine manufacturers, in particular, are breaking a sweat. Experts reveal how to manage this relatively easily and clearly. (Image:Brighter)")
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:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/d7/58/d75848857359b866ef73cd0771553fa8/0122462040v2.jpeg?v= "Machine tools can consist of tens of thousands of individual parts or be the size of a football field. The CO2 assessment is correspondingly very complex. (Source: Ramona Petrolle/ Schuler Pressen)")
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:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/08/be/08bef8fcccb0221c16ac441006a3657c/0122314321v1.jpeg?v= "For companies, the world's leading trade fair for production technology offers the perfect platform for presenting their technology and capabilities to an international audience. (Source: Peiseler)")
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:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/bf/45/bf451c26c5b32bbb3a64cb06a82fe14b/0122006426v2.jpeg?v= "The ISO TS 230-13 standardization project is an important step towards opening up 'measuring with machine tools' for industrial practice. (Source: RWTH Aachen / KI-generiert)")
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:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/63/00/6300d0b1a9266b655e787e5941a6e9d5/0121982946v2.jpeg?v= "Innovative solutions and exciting new technologies take center stage in the Startup Area at EMO Hannover 2025. (Source: VDW)")
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:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/79/dd/79dd0fba9632bc1dd7b3008916843687/0121409281v2.jpeg?v= "A crowd in front of a machine tool at EMO 1985 in Hanover. In the meantime, the trade fair had grown considerably. Manufacturers from all over the world presented their products across 158,000 square meters. About half of them came from Germany. (Source: VDW)")
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:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/ec/d5/ecd59e38f91ccadd75c3950fb41c68be/0120285874v1.jpeg?v= "Order bookings in the German machine tool industry (Source: VDW)")
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:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/b6/02/b602e866396d3a8ecb64ce0e8650716c/0120173052v1.jpeg?v= "Nortec will return in 2026 with a revised product and service directory, as well as a fresh image. (Source: Landesmesse Stuttgart)")
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:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/24/b4/24b4636b26b7b0d0d0ef55224ac8886a/0120162392v1.jpeg?v= "“The automotive industry remains one of the most important customer sectors for the German machine tool industry,” says Franz-Xaver Bernhard, Chairman of the VDW. (Source: VDW)")