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Happy New Year from ISMR! Please accept all our best wishes for 2026!

The December 2025/January 2026 issue of ISMR is now online at https://joom.ag/X3Ed 

In this issue of ISMR, we interview two global manufacturers to gauge their views of 2025 as well as their responses to these challenges with plans, projects and market forecasts for 2026. Thomas Krone (Voortman’s business development and marketing director) and Stef Rohaan (Voortman’s product manager for plate) discussed the company’s latest innovations, global market strategy and view of the future with ISMR on page 20. Marcella Montelatici, Managing Director of Sales and Service, TRUMPF Machine Tools, discussed the company’s latest new innovations with ISMR on page 28. She also outlined her strategic and technical vision, global market trends and TRUMPF’s plans for further artificial intelligence (AI) integration into its products, processes and manufacturing operations.

Trends, innovations and opportunities, as well as challenges, in global construction markets for manufacturers come under the spotlight on page 24. We also highlight selected growth prospects, opportunities and selected analysis of GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) markets for steel fabrication manufacturers in our regional report on page 32.

This issue of ISMR also places a special focus on panel bending, coil coating and safety. Don’t forget to read our research news section on page 18 for the latest news on worldwide collaborative projects. On page 42, we also highlight the utility of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems as valuable tools for streamlining and automating the activities needed by manufacturers.