German machine tool industry under great pressure

Orders received by the Ger­man machine tool indus­try in the first quar­ter of 2020 were 25 per cent down on the same peri­od last year. Orders from with­in Ger­many fell by 22 per cent. 27 per cent few­er orders were received from abroad. “Glob­al demand for machine tools fell sharply last year due to various…

Moulding Expo opens its doors: fixed meeting point for trendsetters

705 exhibitors are tak­ing part in this year’s Mould­ing Expo. Now being held for the third time, the trade fair is becom­ing estab­lished on the mar­ket and has found its reg­u­lar exhibitors who main­ly com­prise tool, pat­tern and mould mak­ing com­pa­nies. Mould­ing Expo is unique since 50 per cent of exhibitors now come from this…