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EFB TechTransfer Supports Startups in the Fields of Joining Technology and Sheet Metal Processing

23. September 2026 Stéphane Itasse

EFB TechTransfer offers young technology companies from the joining technology, sheet metal processing, and industrial production sectors access to experts, industry, and research. Applications for the pilot project at the […]

During the tour of Meusburger's headquarters in Wolfurt, participants gained insights into production and manufacturing processes. © Meusburger

Design Engineers’ Meeting on Toolmaking and Digitalization

11. September 2026 Carsten Blumenstengel

Meusburger organized a design engineers’ conference for professionals in mold and stamping die manufacturing in Hohenems in early July. About 80 participants took advantage of the event to exchange technical […]

Mecspe, the Italian trade show for the manufacturing industry, is focusing heavily on Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. © camcommonaco

The Mecspe Trade Show Looks North

9. September 2026 Carsten Blumenstengel

The 25th edition of Mecspe will take place at the Bologna Fiere exhibition center from March 3 to 5, 2027. Based on last year’s visitor and exhibitor numbers, the trade […]

hub 2026 in Dresden brings together experts from the manufacturing and high-tech sectors to discuss topics such as automation, robotics, and digital manufacturing. © Timm Ziegenthaler

hub 2026 showcases trends in industrial automation

8. September 2026 Carsten Blumenstengel

On September 30, 2026, the hub tech festival in Dresden will bring together experts from the manufacturing and high-tech sectors. The focus will be on automation and digitalization, as well […]

The defense industry relies on joining, cutting, and coating technologies, as demonstrated by the Schweißen & Schneiden trade show at the Euro Defense Expo. © Messe Essen

Welding & Cutting Brings Exhibitors to Joint Booth at Euro Defense Expo

4. August 2026 Stéphane Itasse

The Essen-based trade fair “Welding & Cutting” is leveraging synergies and bringing its own exhibitors to the new Euro Defense Expo (Eudex) event. From September 22 to 25, 2026, it […]

Experts from the stamping technology industry will meet again at the Stanztec trade fair in Pforzheim from June 16 to 18, 2026. © Stanztec

Stanztec trade fair looks optimistically to the future

18. June 2026 Stéphane Itasse

The eighth edition of the Stanztec trade fair from June 16 to 18 will provide new impetus for the future of stamping and forming technology. The trade fair company P. […]

The Wire and Tube trade fairs are once again expecting thousands of visitors in Düsseldorf from April 13 to 17, 2026 Messe Düsseldorf / ctillmann

Megatrends: Full pipe, on wire

3. June 2026 Stéphane Itasse

The Düsseldorf exhibition halls were packed when Wire and Tube, the world’s leading trade fairs for the wire, cable and tube industries, took place there. Several megatrends are driving the […]

A highlight of the EFB Colloquium was the presentation of the Excellence Awards to three researchers. © Telke Nieter/EFB

How ideas become progress

29. May 2026 Stéphane Itasse

With the 44th EFB Colloquium on Sheet Metal Working, the European Research Association for Sheet Metal Working (EFB) in Würzburg has once again created a central forum for exchange between […]

The Smac process combines high-speed laser coating (EHLA) with mechanical processing in a single step. © Fraunhofer ILT

How the laser becomes more productive

25. March 2026 Stéphane Itasse

Laser research is changing: as the laser has established itself as a manufacturing tool, many processes have matured. The key question now is how efficiently, robustly and economically lasers can […]

At the 44th EFB Colloquium, participants can not only learn more about innovation drivers for sheet metal processing, but also network themselves. © Telke Nieter- EFB

What drives sheet metal innovations forward

24. March 2026 Stéphane Itasse

“Green production and AI – innovation drivers for the sheet metal processing of tomorrow?” – this is the guiding theme of the 44th EFB Sheet Metal Working Colloquium. The European […]