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

The new report in the Quest Trend Magazine publishes from the study the degrees of realization of Industry 4.0 in machine automation in ten sectors of mechanical engineering. The "degrees of realization" correspond to the five development stages in which Mehr

Exports of rubber and plastics machines more strongly focused on growth markets – new Quest Industry Report

A new industry report in the Quest Trend Magazine compares the export markets for rubber and plastics machinery with those of mechanical engineering and shows the comparatively stronger focus on growth markets. Only 37% of the industry’s exports go to Mehr

In May 2018 growth trend of production and sales in German machinery industry at 3% per year

This growth trend replaced five years of stagnation in production. During this period, production had only increased by 0.7% per year. In April 2018, the slight growth trend in production reached 105.3 index points, its highest value since the onset Mehr

The growth trends of production and sales of the German automotive industry in figures – new Quest report

The new Quest Report in the Quest Trend Magazine builds on the analysis of production and sales of the automotive industry in Germany since 2008. The new report covers the current trend in the automotive industry. This trend is a Mehr

The dynamic and differentiated growth in the use of servo drives at machines by 2020

Machine-builders expect their machine production to grow by 5.5% per year until 2020. The number of electronic drive components at these machines is expected to increase even more, namely by 6.3% per year until 2020. The number of servo drives Mehr

Growth expectations up to 2020 for building, glass and ceramic machines significantly higher than in mechanical engineering

Production in the building, glass and ceramic machinery sector grew by 75% in the last two years as a related industry report to production and sales in this sector highlights in the Quest Trend Magazine. This positive development naturally influenced Mehr

Three new trends with the world’s largest car manufacturers internationalizing their production

The report identifies three trends. More than half of the world market leaders now produce more cars abroad than in their homeland. This is combined with a mutual penetration of markets. Finally, the weakened position of US carmakers among the Mehr

Growth expectations to 2020 in Robotics and Automation twice as high as in machinery industry

Production in the sector Robotics and Automation grew by 30% more strongly than that of machinery industry from 2014 to 2017. This positive development naturally influences the growth expectations of machine-builders in this sector. Manufacturers of robotics and automation expect Mehr