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Europe’s CNC skills crunch: Turning the manufacturing skills gap into a strategic advantage

Europe’s manufacturing sector is confronting a defining challenge: a persistent shortage of skilled CNC operators, programmers and precision machinists. For a region built on engineering excellence, this is not a signal of industrial decline but a moment of transition. As technology reshapes production, the issue is not that jobs are disappearing. Instead, roles are evolving faster than traditional skills pipelines can supply them. Tezmaksan CEO Hakan Aydogdu explains why closer collaboration between people and automation is key to turning the skills gap into a long-term advantage.

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Retrofitting manual welding stations

Robotic retrofitting offers manufacturers a pragmatic route to higher weld quality, throughput and consistency by automating existing manual stations without wholesale disruption or new builds, marking a logical step toward wider digital adoption on the shop floor, explains Hakan Aydoğdu

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Cambridge Vacuum Engineering to exhibit at Coiltech 2026

CAMBRIDGE VACUUM Engineering (CVE), a global specialist in advanced electron beam welding solutions, has announced it will be exhibiting at Coiltech 2026 – Europe’s leading trade fair for coil winding, electric motors, generators and transformers.

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Introducing the new Jasic ET-300P

INTRODUCING THE new Jasic ET-300P – the DC Pulse TIG inverter engineered for professionals who demand uncompromising performance, flexibility and reliability.

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Machine vision accelerates battery production

High speed, precision, and reliability: These are the determining factors for battery production. In order to meet the rapidly growing demand for batteries, companies are developing more and more efficient production processes. The company Laserax has developed a new system in which the welding of battery cells is significantly accelerated using machine vision.

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