MACHINE! - Mechanical Engineering

EXEMPLARY EFFICIENCY

About 200 years ago, Saxony was the cradle of German machine construction. Today, Saxony’s entrepreneurs and researchers are working on ingenious solutions for the energy self-sufficient factory of tomorrow – for example, in the first “E3 Research Factory Resource-Efficient Production” in Chemnitz.

Saxony’s mechanical engineering branch is also a role model in other sectors.  

Map "Mechanical and Plant Engineering in Saxony" - Company Logos of Selected Firms

Source: Saxony Economic Development Corporation (WFS)

Saxony is considered to be the cradle of German machine construction. For about 200 years now, such globally coveted mechanical engineering products as, for example, textile, tool, and printing machines have been coming from Saxony. Today, Saxony is still a top location for such globally active enterprises as, for example, Siemens, NILES-SIMMONS, Starrag, and Koenig & Bauer.

With about 45,000 employees in approx. 1,000 firms, the branch contributes more than 13 percent to the industrial turnover and approx. 15 percent to Saxony’s foreign sales. 

Efficient Production

The primarily small and medium sized enterprises of Saxony’s machine and plant construction industry possess extensive competences in the manufacturing, automation, and process technology sectors as well as in laser and electron beam machining and efficient plant construction. 

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TALENT FACTORY FOR ENGINEERS

For about 170 years now, Saxony’s educational and research facilities focusing on mechanical engineering have been among the leading institutions of their kind in Germany. Every year, approximately 6,000 engineers graduate each year from three universities, five universities of applied sciences, and two universities of cooperative education. 

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RETHINKING PRODUCTION

The research activities of the mechanical engineering sector in Saxony are highly diversified. The Fraunhofer-Society, for example, has eight institutes conducting research in production engineering and new materials all over Saxony.

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INTEGRATED COMPETENCES

In branch and technology related networks, companies cooperate closely with educational and research institutions – for example, with the objective of making technology transfer faster, educating the requisite skilled employees and specialists, expanding markets as well as creating synergies in the development of new production technologies.

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Your Contact Person

Scholta, Dr. Claudia (Quelle: WFS)
Dr. Claudia Scholta
Strategy, Industry Sectors, Marketing
Phone: +49 (351) 2138-136 Fax: +49 (351) 2138-109
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