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Mechanical engineering NRW: first half-year closes negatively

Mechanical engineering NRW: first half-year closes negatively

Order intake in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in North Rhine-Westphalia in June 2023 fell short of its prior-year result by 1 percent in real terms. Demand from the domestic market was down 7 percent. Incoming orders from abroad rose by 2 percent. The euro area contributed to this result with a drop of… Read More »Mechanical engineering NRW: first half-year closes negatively

QM-Corner NRW – a new format with a successful start

QM-Corner NRW – a new format with a successful start

QM-Corner NRW, that means one topic, one hour, online – the compact exchange among experts from the industry, this time on the topic “Sustainability meets Quality Management”. On July 12, 2023, the topic “Sustainability meets quality management” struck a chord with the participants. In many companies, the requirements from the topic area of sustainability are… Read More »QM-Corner NRW – a new format with a successful start

Close the door on the web: tips for companies

Close the door on the web: tips for companies

The first steps toward greater digital security can be implemented quickly and easily. The “Close the door on the net” campaign provides concrete tips. The state of North Rhine-Westphalia and 15 partner organizations – including VDMA NRW – have launched an information campaign for more digital security in companies. On the website www.tuer-zu-im-netz.nrw, tips and… Read More »Close the door on the web: tips for companies

Successful personnel marketing and use of databases

Successful personnel marketing and use of databases

The shortage of skilled workers is back and is causing production bottlenecks in mechanical and plant engineering. Many companies are asking themselves how to recruit qualified employees and retain them in the long term. Successful and proactive personnel marketing can help attract the best skilled workers and keep them in the company in the long… Read More »Successful personnel marketing and use of databases

TTP LB: Promotion of innovative lightweight construction projects

TTP LB: Promotion of innovative lightweight construction projects

Lightweight construction is one of the central pillars for making a significant contribution to achieving the necessary climate and sustainability goals – while maintaining competitiveness. Lightweight construction is considered a cross-sectional technology due to its versatile fields of application. In order for lightweight solutions from different perspectives to be brought together and further developed, a… Read More »TTP LB: Promotion of innovative lightweight construction projects

Women for technical professions in mechanical and plant engineering

Women for technical professions in mechanical and plant engineering

Technical professions are still strongly male-dominated. In view of the shortage of skilled workers, many companies are asking themselves how more women can be recruited and retained for technical professions. The mechanical and plant engineering sector is increasingly facing the challenge of finding and retaining suitable skilled workers. There is no quick fix for the… Read More »Women for technical professions in mechanical and plant engineering

Digital product passport for more sustainability

Digital product passport for more sustainability

Europe is to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050: One initiative to achieve this is the digital product passport (DPP) and this is intended to map more transparency on sustainability information. The EU member states have set themselves the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 – the so-called “European Green Deal”. One component… Read More »Digital product passport for more sustainability

Labor law: News from labor market policy and case law

Labor law: News from labor market policy and case law

Current labor market policy decisions and rulings on labor law have an impact on operational practice – also in the mechanical and plant engineering sector. Many Corona protection measures have largely been abolished since February 2023. The German government is thus pursuing the goal of restoring more normality to everyday life. This development is also… Read More »Labor law: News from labor market policy and case law

GreenEconomy.IN.NRW

GreenEconomy.IN.NRW

The innovation competitions of the ERDF/JTF Program NRW 2021-2027 are primarily aimed at collaborative projects of SMEs that implement innovations together with partners. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can often only develop new, innovative, sustainable and marketable products, services and processes in cooperation with other companies, universities and research institutions. The innovation competitions of the… Read More »GreenEconomy.IN.NRW

Software solutions for intralogistics

Software solutions for intralogistics

The digitalization and automation of processes is also rapidly gaining importance in intralogistics. Suitable software solutions help to increase the efficiency of in-house processes. The event on October 13, 2022 showed that intralogistics occupies an important position as a cross-sectional function within a company. In this context, it encompasses the organization, control, execution and optimization… Read More »Software solutions for intralogistics

Mechanical engineering NRW: positive surprise

Mechanical engineering NRW: positive surprise

In September 2022, order intake in North Rhine-Westphalia’s mechanical and plant engineering sector was 30 percent higher than in the same month a year earlier. In September 2022, new orders in North Rhine-Westphalia’s mechanical and plant engineering sector were 30 percent higher than in the same month a year earlier. Domestic demand rose by 13… Read More »Mechanical engineering NRW: positive surprise

Market Update Italy

Market Update Italy

Italy is traditionally an important partner for German mechanical engineering. Activities resulting from money from the EU reconstruction fund bring opportunities for mechanical and plant engineering.