About Werkzeug Technik

Werkzeug Technik

Werkzeug Technik, the Werkzeug Technik the site's title records, is the German-language trade magazine for the cutting industry and quality control in manufacturing. Published in seven issues per year plus a special edition, the Werkzeug Technik erscheint in sieben Ausgaben, zuzüglich einer Sonderausgabe, with 12,000 copies each, the mit jeweils 12000 Exemplaren, the magazine serves the mechanical engineering companies' professionals with technical news on cutting tools, gripping systems, component and tool quality control, plant engineering, and software. The publisher is the Société Française des Éditions Techniques (SOFETEC) in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, the Herausgeber: Société Française des Éditions Techniques | SOFETEC the media kit records, with Jérôme Meyrand as editor-in-chief, the Chefredakteur.

Overview

The German-language machining magazine serves the mechanical engineering industry's cutting professionals: the production engineers, the tool specialists, and the quality managers. The five-readers-per-company reach multiplies the 12,000-copy circulation's impact within the target companies.

The technical-news focus defines the editorial program: the cutting tools' innovations, the gripping systems' developments, and the quality-control technologies. The plant-engineering and software coverage extends the magazine beyond the pure tool journalism.

The French-publisher ownership distinguishes the title: the Boulogne-Billancourt SOFETEC's German edition, with the editorial team shared across the French-German machining press. The bilingual publishing expertise gives the German edition its cross-border industry perspective.

Werkzeug Technik is the German-language trade magazine for the cutting industry and quality control in manufacturing: the "Unser deutschsprachiges Fachmagazin für die Zerspanungsindustrie und Qualitätskontrolle in der Fertigung" the 2027 media kit headlines. The magazine appears in seven issues, plus one special issue, with 12,000 copies per year, the mit jeweils 12000 Exemplaren pro Jahr the media kit records.

The magazine is read on average by five persons per company in the mechanical engineering industry, the Das Magazin wird durchschnittlich von fünf Personen pro Unternehmen der Maschinenbaubranche gelesen the media kit records. It contains technical news, the technische Neuheiten the media kit records, on cutting tools, the Schneidwerkzeugen, gripping systems, the Greifsystemen, and the areas of quality control of components and tools, plant engineering, the Anlagenbau, and software.

The editorial team includes Jérôme Meyrand as editor-in-chief, the Chefredakteur the media kit names, Patrick Cazier as journalist, the Journalist, Matthieu Lamberdière as graphic designer, the Grafikdesigner – DTP, and Laure Cromback heading marketing and communication, the Leiterin Marketing und Kommunikation. The advertising team includes Jean-Louis Bornand, the Abteilungsleiter Werbung, Maxime Mader, the Abteilungsleiter WT-Werbung, and Nicolas Petit, the Leiter für Werbung und Medien.

History

The 2027 media kit's trade-fair calendar documents the industry integration: the Intec Leipzig, the DST Südwest, the Control Stuttgart, the Moulding Expo, the EMO Hannover, and the formnext Frankfurt. The magazine's exhibition presence spans the German machining industry's key events.

The SOFETEC publishing history anchors the French parent: the Société Française des Éditions Techniques' technical-press portfolio, with the Machines Production French flagship and the Werkzeug Technik German edition. The Boulogne-Billancourt address places the publisher in the Paris business district.

The October 2026 website's news mix documents the editorial breadth: the carbide-grade product news, the VDW market data, the AMB fair coverage, the PFERD personnel change, and the Avantec founder obituary. The continuous digital publishing complements the seven-issue print rhythm.

The Werkzeug Technik brand extends the French publisher's machining press into the German-speaking market: the Société Française des Éditions Techniques (SOFETEC), the 175, rue d'Aguesseau 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt the media kit records, publishes the German edition alongside its French machining title Machines Production (machinesproduction.fr).

The media kit's 2027 planning, the PLANNUNG 2026 the media kit headlines, documents the magazine's current operation: the seven-issue rhythm plus special edition, the 12,000-copy circulation, and the trade-fair calendar, the INDUSTRIEMESSEN 2027, covering Intec, DST Südwest, Control, Moulding Expo, EMO, and formnext. The October 2026 website content — the Boehlerit turning grades, the Hartmetallsorten zum wirtschaftlichen Drehen, the VDW order intake, the Auftragseingang um 12 Prozent gestiegen, the AMB 2026 coverage — documents the continuous editorial operation.

The publisher's cross-border model gives the German edition its French-industry connection: the shared editorial resources with Machines Production, the www.machinesproduction.fr the media kit lists, and the bilingual machining-press expertise.

Coverage and Content

The turning journalism addresses the lathe operations: the Boehlerit BCP05T, BCP15T, and BCP25T carbide grades' substrate-coating combinations, the long tool lives, and the steel and cast-iron turning applications. The milling journalism covers the productive parallel manufacturing and the secure weekend milling.

The grinding journalism serves the grinding technology: the Walter tool grinding and measuring, the ANCA leadership quality, and the grinding-technique developments. The special-tool journalism covers the custom solutions: the Zecha bundled competence for customer-specific cutting solutions, the Kempf ibex XS replacing manual rework.

The industry-data journalism gives the market intelligence: the VDW's 12-percent order-intake increase, the machine-tool industry's business cycle, and the sector's economic indicators. The personnel journalism tracks the leadership changes: the PFERD COO succession, the Knoll management, and the founder obituaries.

The pharma-tool journalism addresses the specialized applications: the Horn tools for the pharmaceutical industry's precision requirements. The vibration-damping journalism covers the Ingersoll tools' efficient oscillation elimination and the Mapal high-speed machining prerequisites.

Werkzeug Technik covers the machining industry's full spectrum: the cutting tools' technical innovations, the Schneidwerkzeugen, the gripping systems, the Greifsystemen, and the quality-control technologies. The "Einschneidend" section gives the incisive industry commentary; the "Zerspanen" section, the Zerspanen the site's navigation names, covers the cutting processes.

The product journalism addresses the tool manufacturers' innovations: the Boehlerit BCP-T carbide grades for turning steel and cast iron, the Hartmetallsorten zum wirtschaftlichen Drehen, the Horn pharma-industry tools, the Werkzeuge für die Pharmaindustrie, and the Iscar multi-purpose tools, the Ein Tool für alle Fälle. The company news, the News the site's navigation names, tracks the industry's personnel changes and business developments.

The measurement journalism covers the quality control: the smallest components' precise measuring and testing, the Kleinste Bauteile genau messen und prüfen, the vision systems, and the metrology innovations. The trade-fair journalism documents the industry's exhibition calendar: the AMB, the EMO, the Control, and the formnext coverage.

The "Meistgelesen" ranking gives the readers' most-read articles: the Wenn Präzision auf Effizienz trifft, the precision-efficiency features, the vibration-damping tools, the Schwingungen effizient beseitigt, and the order-intake market data. The "In dieser Ausgabe" section, the In dieser Ausgabe the site headlines, previews the current issue's contents.

Organization and Ownership

Werkzeug Technik is published by the Société Française des Éditions Techniques (SOFETEC), the 175, rue d'Aguesseau 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt the media kit records, France. The editor-in-chief is Jérôme Meyrand, the Chefredakteur; the journalist is Patrick Cazier, the Journalist; the graphic designer is Matthieu Lamberdière, the Grafikdesigner – DTP; the head of marketing and communication is Laure Cromback, the Leiterin Marketing und Kommunikation.

Current German editorial office details beyond the publishing team are not publicly confirmed in the sources reviewed.

Digital Presence

Werkzeug-technik.com is the magazine's digital home: the latest infos, the most-read ranking, the current issue preview, and the category sections. The October 2026 content documents the continuous digital operation.

The magazine's digital presence combines the website's continuous machining journalism with the print magazine's seven-issue rhythm. The trade-fair calendar's industry events give the brand its exhibition visibility. Dedicated apps or podcasts for the Werkzeug Technik brand are not detailed in the sources reviewed; the brand's digital presence rests on its website and the print magazine's cutting-industry journalism.