
Uzair bin Haroon
China now exports more machine tools than Germany: what the VDW 2025 figures change on your shop floor
China exported EUR 8.6bn of machine tools in 2025 against Germany's EUR 7.0bn - the first time ever. The league table is not the point. Here is what actually decides whether an imported machining centre still holds tolerance in year three.
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