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Trusted EDI Partner for Businesses Across the Globe From seamless integration with platforms like SAP, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, and QuickBooks, to real-time support and customized mapping, Infocon Systems simplifies complex B2B…

Stocks Climb to Record Highs on Trade Deal Hopes U.S. equity benchmarks continued their upward march on Monday, with the S&P 500 notching a record high close for the sixth consecutive session and the Nasdaq also setting a new record,…

How Labubu Turned China’s Toy Industry into a Shadow Economy Giant China’s newest cultural export isn’t a smartphone or a new EV—it’s an “ugly-cute” toy elf with bunny ears. Labubu, the fuzzy figurine from Beijing-based toy titan Pop Mart,…

Lie Back and Earn: NR7 Miner’s Cloud Mining Revolution Begins Say goodbye to complex mining machines, and enjoy a new experience of cloud mining that can be operated by mobile phone. With the evolution of the cryptocurrency mining…

Rising Orders Bring a Ray of Hope for Plastics and Rubber Machinery Firms For German producers of rubber equipment and plastics, 2024 was just another year to "forget." After accounting for pricing adjustments, order intake and sales both…

Navigating US Tariffs and Wider Trade Impacts The tariffs imposed by US President Trump are having an adverse effect on all parties, including machinery companies and their clients. The EU has until early July to come up with a workable…

Manufacturing Execution Systems: Driving Sustainable Production In the latest episode of the VDMA Industry Podcast, Markus Günther, Head of Sales at INFORM GmbH, Michael Möller, Managing Director of gbo datacomp GmbH, and Jan Doberstein,…

Exploring Opportunities in Commercial Space The latest episode of the VDMA Industry Podcast delves into a topic that is rapidly moving from the realm of visionary thinking to tangible business opportunity: the commercial use of space,…

Escaping to the Future: Is Europe Ready to Go It Alone Without the USA? For European industry, the USA is considerably more than just a significant sales market. Companies are being particularly severely hit by Donald Trump's shift in…

“An Ambitious Target for 2040 is Needed” — Ensuring Industry Can Drive Global Climate Action The European Commission’s recent proposal for a binding 2040 climate target has sent a strong signal about the EU’s continued commitment to…