About Umformtechnik

Umformtechnik

Umformtechnik is the German trade journal for industrial bulk forming, the Fachmagazin für industrielle Massivumformer the library blog named it, published by the Meisenbach GmbH in Bamberg under the umformtechnik.net brand. The journal is the only trade journal in Europe that deals exclusively with the specific subject of hot and cold bulk forming, the einzige Fachzeitschrift in Europa the blog records, serving industrial bulk formers and manufacturers in mechanical engineering, plant construction, vehicle, ship, and aircraft building. Since 2015, the formerly independent Blech/Rohre/Profile has been merged into Umformtechnik, the Zusammenführung the blog dates, which now appears as two titles: UMFORMTECHNIK Massiv + Leichtbau and BLECH+ROHRE+PROFILE, each four times a year.

Overview

The eight-issues-a-year rhythm gives the metal forming industry its regular technical pulse: four Massivumformung issues and four Blech, Rohre, Profile issues, plus the continuously updated website and the fortnightly newsletter. The 2015 merger of the Blech/Rohre/Profile title into Umformtechnik consolidated the brand's two-track coverage of the forming industry.

The only-in-Europe positioning defines the journal's niche authority: the exclusive focus on hot and cold bulk forming that no other European trade journal carries. The CIRP and ICFG referatorgan status gives the journal its scientific standing: the International Academy for Production Engineering and the International Cold Forging Group's abstracting organ.

The 5,420-copy print run, the 19,289 monthly page impressions, and the 2,300 newsletter subscribers document the specialist reach: the technical decision makers of the bulk forming and sheet processing industries. The 13,000-copy 2026 wall calendar shows the brand's promotional presence in the industry's workshops and offices.

Umformtechnik is a trade magazine for industrial bulk formers and manufacturers and the only trade journal in Europe that deals exclusively with the specific subject of hot and cold bulk forming, primarily in the areas of mechanical, plant, vehicle, ship, and aircraft construction. The journal appears eight times a year, the acht Mal im Jahr the blog records: four issues of Massivumformung and four issues of Blech, Rohre, Profile, as well as continuously on the internet at umformtechnik.net.

The BLECH+ROHRE+PROFILE title is a renowned German-language trade journal for the subject areas of sheet metal, tubes, and profiles, known for over 50 years, the seit über 50 Jahren the media data record, as the industry's reliable information source. It reports first-hand on technical developments and applications, convinces through technically sound reportage and specialist reports, analyzes markets, economic developments, and scientific research, and delivers indispensable information to the industry's decision makers.

The media data document the reach: the BLECH+ROHRE+PROFILE magazine's print run of 5,420 copies, the Druckauflage Magazin the media data record, 19,289 monthly page impressions in May 2026, and around 2,300 newsletter subscribers. The newsletter appears every 14 days, the alle 14 Tage the issue announcement records. The 2026 wall calendar, enclosed in the 04/2025 issues of both titles, reached a total print run of 13,000 copies.

History

The 2015 merger places the current Umformtechnik in the German trade press consolidation: the Blech/Rohre/Profile journal, with its over-50-year history as the industry's reliable information source, joining the bulk forming specialist. The combined umformtechnik.net platform serves both the Massivumformer and the sheet, tube, and profile processors.

The Meisenbach GmbH's Bamberg publishing tradition gives the journal its Franconian base: the Geisfelder Straße editorial office, with the editor-in-chief Tilo Michal, the Antje Schmidtpeter editorial team, and the subscription and media consulting services. The publisher's metal industry specialization extends beyond the journal to the trade fair presence.

The whitepaper archive's growth documents the journal's research role: the technical-scientific contributions that the CIRP and ICFG communities publish, making umformtechnik.net the digital repository for the forming technology research alongside the quarterly print issues.

From 2015, the previously independent journal Blech/Rohre/Profile was merged into the Umformtechnik journal, consolidating the metal forming trade press under one brand. The merger reflected the industry's convergence: the bulk forming and the sheet, tube, and profile processing readerships served by the combined umformtechnik.net platform.

The journal's institutional role extends to the international research community: UMFORMTECHNIK is the referatorgan, the abstracting organ, of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP) and the International Cold Forging Group (ICFG). The whitepaper section carries the technical-scientific contributions on industrial metal forming, with specialist articles on separating, joining, property modification, materials, and software development.

The Meisenbach GmbH's Bamberg publishing base, at the Geisfelder Straße 14, gives the journal its Franconian trade press home. The editorial office's media consulting, subscription service, and order management serve the industry's advertisers and readers from the Bamberg address.

Coverage and Content

The bulk forming journalism covers the industry's core processes: the warm, half-warm, and cold bulk forming of metallic pieces and semi-finished products, with the industry, business, association, and R&D contributions informing on the state and trends. The forming-technology lightweight construction coverage brings the automotive and aerospace lightweighting to the bulk formers.

The research journalism carries the science: the whitepaper section's technical-scientific contributions on industrial metal forming, with the specialist articles on separating, joining, property modification, materials, and software development. The CIRP and ICFG referatorgan function makes the journal the abstracting venue for the international production engineering research.

The sheet processing journalism covers the BLECH+ROHRE+PROFILE side: the retrofit economics, the dynamic positioning technology, the sensor and AI potentials, and the machine park maintenance. The 2025 first issue's retrofit cover story, with the 11,000 kN transfer press planetary gearbox exchange, exemplifies the technically sound reportage that the media data promise.

Umformtechnik Massiv + Leichtbau covers the industrial bulk forming: the warm, half-warm, and cold bulk forming of metallic pieces and semi-finished products as well as the forming-technology lightweight construction. Contributions from industry, business, trade associations, and research and development inform on the state and trends of forming technology and complementary processes.

The journal is rounded off by analyses concerning the industry, research, economic, trade fair, and market reports. The product reports for bulk formers and lightweight builders as well as manufacturers, processors, and fabricators of sheets, tubes, and profiles are clearly categorized and quickly accessible. Detailed research contributions are stored as whitepapers on umformtechnik.net.

The BLECH+ROHRE+PROFILE coverage brings the sheet metal industry's journalism: the retrofit theme that the 2025 first issue examined, the dynamic positioning for profile end deformation, and the sensor and AI economy potentials in old machines. The fortnightly newsletter extends the quarterly print rhythm with the current industry news.

Organization and Ownership

Umformtechnik is published by the Meisenbach GmbH, the Bamberg trade publisher at the Geisfelder Straße 14, 96050 Bamberg. The editor-in-chief is Tilo Michal, the Chefredaktion the media kit names; the editorial office includes Antje Schmidtpeter. The media consultant for print and digital is Philipp Riegel; the subscription service is managed by Ulla Schiel.

Current ownership details beyond the Meisenbach GmbH are not publicly confirmed in the sources reviewed.

Digital Presence

Umformtechnik.net is the journal's digital home, with the two titles' articles, the Whitepaper archive the blog highlighted, the media data, and the subscription services. The website is extended daily with current content, the tagesaktuell erweiterte Webseiten the media data promise, complemented by the fortnightly editorial newsletter with around 2,300 subscribers.

Dedicated apps or podcasts for the Umformtechnik brand are not detailed in the sources reviewed; the brand's digital presence rests on its website, the fortnightly newsletter, and the two quarterly print titles' forming journalism since 2015.