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In a significant move, German machine tool and laser specialist company Trumpf has announced that it will make its technologies available for defensive defense solutions, responding to the changing political security framework worldwide.
The decision, which was reported by the "Neue Zürcher Zeitung," comes as Trumpf's fiscal year ends at the end of June, and the company's revenue for the fiscal year 2024/25 has declined from 5.2 billion euros to 4.3 billion euros. Order intake for the same period also decreased from 4.6 billion euros to 4.2 billion euros.
Trumpf's role in the defense industry primarily involves advanced industrial technology and manufacturing solutions, particularly in laser technology and precision machinery. The company has been collaborating with Fraunhofer, a major German research organization active in security-critical and industrial applications, which is seen as a fundamental building block encouraging innovation in sectors including security and defense-related technology.
Trumpf's technologies now include the development and production of laser-assisted weapon systems and components of weapon systems. However, it is important to note that Trumpf is not directly profiled as a defense technology provider for defensive defense solutions, but rather as a key industrial technology provider supporting research and advanced manufacturing possibly leveraged by defense sectors.
Trumpf's headquarters is located in Ditzingen, Baden-Württemberg. The company has stated that it will only be able to offer potential defense industry customers defensive technologies in the future. The final figures including the result for the fiscal year 2024/25 will be published in October.
The company has not disclosed information about its profit for the fiscal year 2024/25. Trumpf is now open to supplying customers from the defense industry, but only for defensive weapons. The technologies could potentially be used in the context of defensive solutions, although specific defensive defense technologies or products targeted at military defense sectors have not been explicitly mentioned.
This shift in focus by Trumpf comes at a time of significant change in the global political security framework. A Trumpf spokesperson has stated that the decision was in response to these changes. The company's move into the defensive defense sector could have far-reaching implications for the industry and the global security landscape.
In light of Trumpf's new announcement, the company will now incorporate vocational training programs for defensive technologies within its community policy, as it gears towards supplying defensive weapon technologies to the defense industry. This integration of advanced industrial technology, notably laser technology and precision machinery, into defensive defense solutions leverages Trumpf's collaboration with Fraunhofer, a major German research organization.
