Low natural gas storage levels, new escalations in the Middle East, and industrial production that has fallen back to 1990s levels in some sectors: Germany has fewer and fewer industrial buffers. For energy-intensive companies, the risk of further cost increases and supply problems is growing. The crucial question here is not only whether there will be enough gas for this winter—but how much longer German industry can afford this energy policy.

Optotech Optikmaschinen GmbH, based in Wettenberg, and Xonox Technology GmbH, based in Hüttenberg, have entered into a strategic partnership. The goal of the collaboration is to integrate interferometers and other measurement systems more closely into the manufacturing processes of optical machining…

In fiscal year 2025/26, Trumpf increased its order intake by nearly 7 percent to 4.5 billion euros. Revenue remained at the previous year’s level at 4.3 billion euros, while the EBIT margin rose to 11.1 percent.

Verbio has commissioned a large-scale ethenolysis plant based on rapeseed methyl ester at the Bitterfeld-Wolfen Chemical Park. With this investment of just under 100 million euros, the company is expanding its business beyond biofuels and creating about 50 new jobs at the site.

Evatec AG, based in Trübbach, Switzerland, has established its own sales and service subsidiary in South Korea. Hyeyoung Yoon, who has more than 30 years of experience in the semiconductor equipment and materials industry, will serve as managing director.

The Kurt J. Lesker Company and Penn State University have established a joint research center for the development and validation of atomic-layer processes. The center focuses on processes for applications in semiconductor technology, quantum technology, photonics, and packaging and interconnect…

Edwards Vacuum now offers its cryogenic product portfolio worldwide. It includes helium compressors, cold heads, cryopumps, and cryopanels, as well as integrated cooling and vacuum systems for research, aerospace testing, and industrial coating processes.