A small sigh of relief in mechanical engineering
An optimistic report comes from the VDMA: the downturn in the German mechanical and plant engineering sector slowed in June. Job losses also remain moderate.
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An optimistic report comes from the VDMA: the downturn in the German mechanical and plant engineering sector slowed in June. Job losses also remain moderate.

The current issue 7/8 is now available as an e-paper or for download. Once again this month, we have special features, practical examples, interviews, exclusive reports and product news for you.
Unlimited computing power offers German key industries enormous competitive opportunities on the way to an Industry 4.0 data economy.

The new issue 6 is now available for you as an e-paper or for download. We have lots of practical examples, exclusive reports and product presentations for you.
The most significant economic trend of the current decade? Ownership is becoming a burden and more and more customers are paying for services on a subscription basis. The service subscription is thus becoming the central building block of the Industry 4.0 digital economy in the 21st century.
Our latest issue 5 is now available as an e-paper. Read now what's happening in the automation industry in May.
"Three questions for..." - the May edition
People react differently to the coronavirus and its consequences. What is it like in everyday working life? In the new part of our "Three questions for..." series, we look at this topic and asked automation experts for their opinions.
Our latest issue 4 is now available as an e-paper. Read now what's happening in the automation industry in April.
At the end of last year, Google put the icing on the cake of the advancing development of artificial intelligence with its quantum supremacy test. America and China are engaged in an AI race. What role does Germany and Industry 4.0 play in this?
Facebook is attracting a lot of attention worldwide with its new cryptocurrency Libra. The social media giant's vision is to create a new financial ecosystem for the digital platform economy of the 21st century. How can Germany benefit from this with I4.0?