Focus Industry 4.0

Changes in machine automation 2022 toward Industry 4.0

The market survey conducted by Quest TechnoMarketing in Germany in 2022 shows the focus of machine builders in realizing Industry 4.0 in machine automation.

Robots to make mechanics more flexible ranked 6th out of 10 changes toward Industry 4.0

One-third of the machine builders interviewed (33%) intend to use robots on the machines to make mechanics more flexible as a change toward Industry 4.0 in 2022. And this use takes place at different stanges of development.

Influence of end customers and machine-builders on the use of Industry 4.0

In 2022, a market survey by Quest TechnoMarketing recorded the experience of machine-builders with the influence of end customers on the deployment of Industry 4.0.

How Industry 4.0 is distinguished from high automation

Machine-builders sometimes claim they had already implemented Industry 4.0 “years ago” in the automation of their machines. They are right  – and they aren't on the other hand.

Focus Production and sales in German machinery industry

Production of Germany's machinery industry stagnating in March 2024, sales + 8.5% p.a. since 2021

The economic report determines the current development of trends in production and sales ofn the German machinery industry from 2008 to March 2024.

Long-term analysis German machinery industry: Production and sales in 5 stages 2008 - 2023

Crisis indicator machinery industry 2022: At positive peak

The report determines the crisis indicator as sales per employee in the German machinery industry and shows its development from 2008 to 2022 for six operating sizes.

Fluctuation range in sales of German machinery industry from 2000 to 2023 recently peaked at €8.2 billion

The report shows how the range of fluctuation in production and sales increased.

Since the 1990s, the German machinery industry has needed 7 - 10 years to achieve new production records

The three major phases of growth in production of the German machinery industry from 1991 to 2023.

Focus export markets 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.

For the first time in 15 years, domestic sales in the German machinery industry are above the pre-crisis level of 2008

In 2023, domestic sales are 3% above pre-crisis level of 2008, foreign sales 44% higher.

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

The ranking of the ten most attractive EU countries for machine exports from Germany

The EU countries account for 45% of all machine exports from Germany (2022). Of these, ten EU countries alone account for 84% of machine exports from Germany to the EU.

Focus sectors of the German machinery industry

Sector profiles of the German machinery industry in 2022

Textile machines: Industry report 2008 - 2022

Industry structure of German machinery industry 2022: Tripartite and highly concentrated

At a glance, the German machinery industry seems to be a mid-sized industry. In fact, it is a clearly concentrated industry.

Focus industrial production of Germany

Germany's industrial production still in crisis, trend has been dropping by 2.0% p.a. for five years

The economic report related to the up-to-date data from May 2024 confirms a decline of production development since October 2018 and therefore a crisis.

Fluctuation range of Germany's industrial production 2000 - 2023

Increased fluctuation range with decreased growth.

The growth of Germany's industrial production 1991 - 2023

The three growth phases of Germany's industrial production since 1991.

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

Three structcural changes in the course of industrial production have been emerging since 2000.

China's industrial production on rollercoaster ride 2020/2022

Economic trends in BRIC and MIST countries 2000 - 2022

The course of the industrial production in the BRIC and MIST countries shows declining growth rates.

Structural changes in the US industrial production since 1980

Which structural changes show up since 1980 and how national debt developed compared with that of the industrial production.

Industrial production of industrialized countries: Japan, Great Britain, Germany

Focus automation technology

Control technology in machinery industry

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

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

IO-Link in machinery industry

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

Ethernet at machines

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

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

Focus technological trends in the automation industry

Market structure part 2: Changes from electromechanics to microelectronics
Future market structure part 3: Expected changes

Focus international automobile industry

The dramatic internationalization of the locations of worldwide automobile production

In 2000 the five countries USA, Japan, Germany, Spain and France produced still almost 60% of world-wide motor vehicle production.  Twentytwo years later this world market share was almost cut in half to 29.6%.

China’s role in world auto production 2000 - 2022

Global auto production sinking without China by 0.7% p.a. since the world economic crisis until 2022.

Change of the market shares of the largest automobile countries 2010 - 2022

In the ranking of the ten largest automobile countries during the period from 2010 to 2022 five out of the ten largest automobile countries changed their position.

How positions of the world carmakers have changed

How market shares of automakers changing in China

Focus automobile industry in Germany

Production and sales of German automobile industry 2008 - 2023

Production and sales again in upward trend in December 2023.

The stages of production and sales in the German automobile industry

The five stages of production and sales in the German automobile industry from 2008 to 2023.

The fluctuations in the car production of the German automobile industry from 2000 to 2023

Lower growth, larger fluctuations.

Focus F&B Industry

Industry structure of food processing machines 2022

Smaller and medium-sized firms shape the sector food processing machines more strongly than in machinery industry.

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

Focus Rare Earths