100 presentations in five days – METAV exhibitors also impressive in Web format

The launch of the METAV Web Sessions has been an all-round success. There was plenty of interesting content on a wide range of production-related topics and trends according to the motto “Let’s talk about innovation”. The first major virtual metalworking event of its kind was also a technical success, with few if any major hitches….

That’s is what the participating companies said

Nadine Cömert, Solidline: “Now is the right time to charge batteries and prepare for the restart of business. Use the METAV web sessions to find inspiration for your company and processes. You can find what you are looking for on Google, but the web sessions offer solutions that you may not even had been familiar…

let’s talk about innovation

The METAV organiser VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association), Frankfurt am Main, is inviting all those interested to take part in its METAV Web Sessions – entitled “Let’s talk about innovation” – from 15 to 19 June 2020. “METAV 2020 has had to be postponed by a year due to the corona pandemic, and so…

umati – on its way to becoming the global language of production

The VDMA and VDW are joining Forces to promote the use and Dissemination of OPC UA Standards throughout the mechanical Engineering sector under the umati label. “Cross-industry and cross-technology marketing will take our customers a significant step forward,” said Dr. Wilfried Schäfer, Executive Director of the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association), explaining the strategy…

New METAV date set

International fair for metalworking technologies to be held next year Frankfurt am Main, 9 March 2020. – METAV 2020 is postponed until March 2021. It will now be held from 23 to 26 March 2021. “We are delighted to have agreed a new date together with our partner, Messe Düsseldorf, so quickly,” says Dr. Wilfried…

METAV 2020 has been postponed

Frankfurt am Main, 28 February 2020 –. The METAV 2020, the International Exhibition for Metalworking Technologies, scheduled to be held in Düsseldorf from 10 to 13 March, has been postponed. To quote Dr. Wilfried Schäfer, Executive Director of the METAV’s host VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association): “This is not a decision we took lightly,…

Global machine tool community paving the way for Industry 4.0

Extensive international involvement in VDW’s umati presentation at EMO Hannover 2019  70 companies from ten countries have connected 110 machines and 28 value-added services at EMO Hannover 2019 via the umati standard interface. “umati is opening up a new chapter in production,” says Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Prokop, Chairman of the VDW (Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenhersteller – German…

EMO Hannover 2019 boosting investment levels with array of new technologies

Andreas Scheuer, Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, opens the world’s leading trade fair for metalworking   Andreas Scheuer, Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructre, together with Lower Saxony’s First Minister Stephan Weil, Member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Telekom Adel Al-Saleh, Cecimo President Dr. Roland Feichtl and EMO General Commissioner Carl…

EMO Hannover TRENDSPOTS – Discover the product innovations of the world of metalworking: No. 4

Solutions with the moves!  ALPHA LASER and Picum have announced a collaboration that meets a long-held industry desire for an end-to-end mobile laser welding and milling solution, without any need to transport components. Rapid mobile servicing of tools, molds and other components and making changes to them represents a major customer benefit. Mobile laser welding…