The processing of mineral raw materials is becoming increasingly important. The Mining Association within the VDMA e.V., Frankfurt M./Germany, has therefore been renamed Mining & Minerals.This change of name, decided by the Board of Directors, reflects the increasing importance of the processing of mineral raw materials. The focus is not only on extraction, but also on sustainable processing. The potential is ...
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bauma Innovation Award – Kick-off 2 May 2024
On the occasion of bauma 2025, the leading associations of the German construction and construction equipment industry will present the bauma Innovation Award for the fourteenth time together with Messe München. Innovations that have been presented to the public since 2022 or have not yet been published are eligible. The deadline for entries starts on 2 May 2024 and ends ...
Read More »bauma 2022: Construction machinery industry highly satisfied
From the number of visitors from Germany and abroad to the weather, bauma 2022 was a complete success. With this result, the industry is setting an example against the general negative economic trend. This is not to hide existing difficulties such as supply chain problems, skills shortages, rising prices and inflation, but solutions are available. Many manufacturers used the show ...
Read More »Construction machinery sector highly satisfied
After seven days of successful trade fair, manufacturers look to the future with great confidence. Munich, 30 October 2022 – Everything was perfect. From the number of visitors from Germany and abroad to the weather, bauma 2022 was a complete success. With this result, the industry set a sign against the general negative economic trend. This is not to hide ...
Read More »Machines in Construction develops data interface
New MiC 4.0 BUS enables simpler work processes through barrier-free and direct data exchange between attachments and construction machinery. Together with the agreed data protocol, the new MiC 4.0 Bus enables every attachment to communicate unambiguously and without additional tools with every construction machine, regardless of brand and manufacturer. It was jointly developed by the participating companies in the attachment ...
Read More »bauma Innovation Award 2022 – Fifteen innovations compete for first place
The nominees have been determined. A jury of experts selected the fifteen innovations nominated for the award from 41 finalists out of an original 133 entries. Messe München and VDMA, together with the construction trade associations HDB, ZDB and bbs, are awarding the prize for the thirteenth time. The competition was launched last year with the new categories of climate ...
Read More »Demand for raw materials spurs mining
At the end of last year, mining companies were still anticipating development to be cautious and slow. This assumption has proven to be only partially correct. Between January and September 2021, the number of contracts coming in increased by 75 % compared to the previous year. In contrast, turnover in German mining companies is lagging behind. In 2020, the industry achieved ...
Read More »Digitalisation everywhere: German mining technology benefits worldwide
The remaining manufacturers of machines for raw material extraction in Germany recognise their opportunity and are investing in developments to further digitalise the global mining industry. In doing so, they are meeting the mining companies’ goals of automation and “zero emission”. At the end of the first half of 2021, the books of German mining machinery manufacturers show a big ...
Read More »Mining is essential for climate change
The mining equipment industry in Germany anticipates a decline in sales for 2020 of around 10 to 15 %. However, the industry is optimistic about the future because only state-of-the-art mining technology will be able to ensure the raw materials required for climate protection and digitisation. The importance of the mining industry in this context and also the machine manufacturers is ...
Read More »Farewell miners!
We will have to get used to it. The traditional German miners’ greeting “Glückauf!” will soon be a thing of the past. Mining production will be fully automated in the near future: virtual construction site plans and start-ups, automated work processes, machine-to-machine communications, augmented reality and virtual reality. Digitisation and automation should make our working life easier, make it easier ...
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