Industry and Economics
December brought a positive end to the year for the mechanical engineering industry in Baden-Württemberg. However, the outlook for the full year 2019 is sobering.
In a joint letter under the leadership of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economic Affairs, the VDMA Baden-Württemberg together with Südwestmetall, IHK, IG Metall and Agentur für Arbeit (Employment Agency) call on Federal Labour Minister Heil to adopt generous regulations in order to secure as many jobs as possible.
The number of engineers* employed in mechanical engineering in Baden-Württemberg continues to rise. In the meantime, around 17.5 percent of the total number of employees are engineers.
More than 150 award-winning industry 4.0 lighthouses in Baden-Württemberg / KI to focus even more strongly in future
Over 180 company and bank representatives used the VDMA Baden-Württemberg Financing Day in Fellbach this year to exchange views on economic developments and current challenges in mechanical engineering. The focus of the event on 24 October 2019 was the role of mechanical engineering in the most important international export markets as well as digitisation strategies of companies.
Order intake in Baden-Württemberg's mechanical engineering sector was 22 percent in August, well below the previous year's level. Domestic orders fell by 16 per cent, orders from abroad by 25 per cent (non-euro countries: -28 per cent, euro partner countries: -19 per cent).
Current events
The invitations to the exchange of experiences will be posted on the Internet about 4 to 6 weeks before the event. You can find the invitations in detail, including registration options, here.
Directions
Our monthly newsletter contains current event information and invitations from the regional association. We also inform you about topics from Baden-Württemberg that directly concern mechanical engineering.
Dr. Dietrich Birk
Managing director VDMA Baden-Württemberg, Corporate management, Personell management, Economic policy
0711 228 01 12
0711 228 01 24
dietrich.birk@vdma.org
VDMA Baden-Württemberg - Invitations and Topics
