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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




Focus sectors of the German 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


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








The world regions of car production from 2000 to 2022.

World region automobile production 2022 to 2000: Shift to Asia

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