In the second quarter of 2010, order bookings for companies in the German machine tool industry unexpectedly rose steeply again, this time by 71%. Domestic demand soared by 81%, and export orders were up 66%. The statistics were issued by VDW (Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken), the German Machine Builders’ Association. Increases in demand for the first half of 2010 (relative to 2009’s first half)…