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With fully automated smart factories, TRUMPF is helping sheet metal fabricators to address the shortage of skilled workers.
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Dr.-Ing. Stephan Mayer, CEO at TRUMPF Machine Tools, shares his view of the global business climate for sheet metal manufacturers as well as industry trends, challenges and TRUMPF’ s latest technology launches for EuroBLECH 2026.
“ TRUMPF will be launching new machinery, software, service and AI innovations at EuroBLECH this October including new-generation punching and welding solutions, automated tube systems, AI part sorting systems and robotic bending solutions.”
TRUMPF was founded in 1923 as a series of mechanical workshops and has since developed into one of the world’ s leading companies for machine tools, laser technology and electronics for industrial applications. In the 2024 / 25 fiscal year, the company( with its 18,303 employees) generated sales revenues of 4.329 billion euros.
The high-tech sheet metal specialist also drives digital connectivity in manufacturing through consultancy, platform products and software. Its software solutions pave the way to the Smart Factory, allowing TRUMPF to implement high-tech processes in industrial manufacturing.
The TRUMPF Group is represented in nearly every European country as well as in North America, South America and Asia. The company has production facilities in Germany; France; the United Kingdom; Italy; Austria; Switzerland; Poland; the Czech Republic; the United States; Mexico and China.
In the run-up to FABTECH and EuroBLECH, Dr-Ing. Stephan Mayer, Chief Executive Officer for Machine Tools at TRUMPF, shared his view of the global business climate for sheet metal manufacturers as well as industry trends, challenges and TRUMPF’ s latest technology launches for EuroBLECH 2026( 20-23 October 2026 in Hanover, Germany).
Dr.-Ing. Stephan Mayer, Chief Executive Officer Machine Tools( CEO MT), TRUMPF.
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