Focus Industry 4.0

The degree of realization of Industry 4.0 in sectors of the German machinery industry

With all the numerous technological solutions for Industry 4.0 that are presented at trade fairs and in trade journals, there is no systematic overview of the state of implementation of industry 4.0 in the machinery industry. Based on the market research from Quest TechnoMarketing we publish the overview, to which degree Industry 4.0 is realized or will be realized in ten sectors of the German machinery industry.

How machine-builders are realizing Industry 4.0 in automation


Networking in development stages to Industry 4.0	Aceptance profile of machine-builders to Industry 4.0

Focus Production and sales in German machinery industry

Production of Germany's machinery industry stagnating in March 2023, sales peak since 2008

The economic report determines the current development of trends in production and sales ofn the German machinery industry from 2008 to March 2023.

Long-term analysis German machinery industry: Production and sales 2008 - 2020

Larger fluctuation range of production and sales of machinery industry since world economic crisis

The report extends the structural changes that have been developing in the course of global industrial production since 2000. It shows that, despite stagnating production, the range of fluctuation has increased by 17%, while the range of fluctuation in machinery industry's sales has increased by 27% despite slight sales growth.

Focus export market of German machinery industry

German machinery exports peak to the US, shrinking to China in 2022

The global export markets of the German machinery industry from 2008 to 2022 at a glance.

Structural problems of machine exports: highly concentrated, lagging behind absorbing power of export markets


Export structure 2022: 8% of the export countries for 72% of the exports	Comparison machine exports and industrial production of export countries 2008 - 2022

How German machine exports are using the absorbing power of the EU


Shares of the German machine exports to ten EU countries 2022	The most attractive EU countries for German machine exports 2008 - 2022

Focus sectors of the German machinery industry

Sector profiles of the German machinery industry


Packaging machines	F&B machines	Conveyor


Rubber+plastics machines	Robotics and Automation	Machine tools



Printing, paper machines	Wood processing machines	Building, glass, ceramic m.

Textile machines: Industry report

Industry structure of German machinery industry is tripartite and highly concentrated


Two thirds of the companies with 12% of the turnover in 2022	Crisis indicator 2022: Positive peak in 2022

Focus industrial production of Germany

Germany's industrial production still in crisis, trend dropping by 1.7% p.a. since October 2018

The economic report related to the up-to-date data from March 2023 confirms a decline of production development since October 2018 and therefore a crisis.

Growth rates of industrial production in countries absorbing almost 80% of Germany's machine exports 2008 - 2022

The annual growth rates of the industrialized countries since the overcoming of the global economic crisis range from minus 0.5% to 1%.

Focus global economy

Industrialized countries' production grows unevenly in 2022, mixed picture for BRIC/MIST

How did industrial production develop in the industrialized countries in 2022, which absorb 59% of machinery exports? And in the BRIC countries, which absorb 14% of machinery exports? And finally in the MIST countries, which demand 6% of machinery exports?

Structural changes in the course of the industrial production of the industrialized countries


Structural changes in the course of industrial production 1980 - 2022	Growth of industrialized countries' production from -0.5% to 1% p.a.

China's industrial production on rollercoaster ride 2020/2022


Industrial production growing more slowly but continuously since 2012, even 2022	Rollercoaster ride industrial production 2020/2022

Focus automation technology

Control technology in machinery industry

Important influencing factors for the engineering of automation technology at the machines


Software solutions as competitive advantage	Mechatronics' market shares at the machines	Machine-builders provide feedback to Industry 4.0

Integrated automation technology: Positive feedback from machine-builders

Drive technology in the machinery industry

Above average and dynamic growth of the use of servo drives at the machines to 2020

The use of servo drives at machines to 2020.

The use of servo drives will grow dynamically to 2020 in the German machinery industry according to the market research from Quest TechnoMarketing

Market research: Machine-builders using robots at ever more machines with differentiated engineering

IO-Link in machinery industry

Machine-builders in Germany are content with IO-Link, boost expected until 2016


Quest study: How content with IO-Link?	Machine-builders evaluating IO-Link

Ethernet at machines

Increasing market penetration of real time Ethernet and Safety Ethernet in the German machinery industry


Market shares of real time Ethernet protocols	Safety Ethernet growing reluctantly	Machine-builders demanding compatibility of protocols

Interview with Rovema: "Sercos III fits perfectly to packaging machines"
Interview with Koenig & Bauer: "Sercos III - supply of peripherals not so large"

Technological trends in the automation industry

The two main trends in automation technology since 1980

The two main trends in automation technology and how these trends affect the current and future suppliers' market structure. more...

Market structure: Changes from electromechanics to microelectronics
Future market structure: Expected changes

Focus automobile industry

New trends in internationalization of global automobile production

Automotive International


New trends in internationalization of production with the world market leaders	Global auto production 2007 - 2022 would decline without China

How positions of the world carmakers have changed


Changed market shares in 2017	World market share 2017 to 2016 decreased	World carmakers and Chinese market leaders 2017

How market shares of automakers changing in China


Market shares of global auto market leaders in China 2017	Market shares of leading Chinese automakers	China's auto production failing as driver since 2018

The world regions of car production from 2000 to 2022.

World region automobile production 2000 to 2022: Shift to Asia

The world region of automobile production has drastically been changing since 2000. more...

How market shares of the automobile countries at the worldwide car production are changing


Shares of car countries strongly changed 2022	Changed country shares of car countries 2022	China's carmakers pressed hard by world leaders

Automotive Germany

The four stages of production and sales of the German automobile industry since 2008


Production and sales again in upward trend in March 2023	The four stages of the German car industry 2008 - 2020

Rare Earths

The market structure of rare earths for automation technology


Geology, technology, forecast, prices, China	Federal Institute for Resources: Current issues	Oeko-Institute: Recycling for automation technology

F&B Industry

Sales trend of German food industry at +5% p.a. in March 2023

Since mid-2017 sales trend of German food industry is at +5.0% p.a., production trend has been stagnating at -0.3% p.a. since initial 2018. more...

Ethernet: Protocols in the F&B industry
Sensors: Requirements
Specifications: Role for the automation technology

Startpage Top