
Engineering Markets
Mechanical and Plant engineering is an industry with a multitude of very different technologies and business characteristics. In these markets, mechanical solutions are increasingly often combined with electronics and IT.Our expertise ranges from components and systems to large-scale plants, from drive technology to material handling, from agricultural and construction machinery to wind turbines, from water treatment to mining.

Contact person
Ursula Hosselmann
Ursula Hosselmann
Director Engineering Markets
+49 6201 9915 42

Contact person
Dierk Plümer
Dierk Plümer
Executive Partner
+49 6201 9915 44

Raw materials
- Metals, plastics, elastomers, glass fibers, composites, high-performance materials, ceramics, glass
Shaping and molding processes
- Casting, injection molding, compression molding, extrusion, blow molding, cutting, milling, grinding
Auxiliaries and consumables
- Lubricants (oils, greases, coatings), cooling lubricants, coolants, cleaning agents
C parts and components
- Seals, bearings, connectors, cast components, structural components, drive components (gears, clutches/couplings, motors), control units, tools
Machines
- All major machines: stationary like plastic machines, machining centers, paper plants as well as mobile like tractors, harvesters, construction machinery and forklifts
System integration
- Automation, robotics, production lines, testing technologies, digitalization
Plant engineering
- EPC (engineering procurement construction), assembly
Maintenance, repair and overhaul
- Inspection, revision, in-house capabilities, external service providers, condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, warranties, technical distributors
Value Chain
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Raw materials
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Shaping and molding processes
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Auxiliaries and consumables
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C parts and components
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Machines
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System integration
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Plant engineering
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul
Value Chain

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Raw materials
- Metals, plastics, elastomers, glass fibers, composites, high-performance materials, ceramics, glass
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Shaping and molding processes
- Casting, injection molding, compression molding, extrusion, blow molding, cutting, milling, grinding
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Auxiliaries and consumables
- Lubricants (oils, greases, coatings), cooling lubricants, coolants, cleaning agents
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C parts and components
- Seals, bearings, connectors, cast components, structural components, drive components (gears, clutches/couplings, motors), control units, tools
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Machines
- All major machines: stationary like plastic machines, machining centers, paper plants as well as mobile like tractors, harvesters, construction machinery and forklifts
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System integration
- Automation, robotics, production lines, testing technologies, digitalization
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Plant engineering
- EPC (engineering procurement construction), assembly
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul
- Inspection, revision, in-house capabilities, external service providers, condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, warranties, technical distributors
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Exemplary studies
- Development of the global market volume for additive manufacturing until 2022
- Sales strategy for a supplier of components to increase energy efficiency
- Market opportunities for an automotive supplier in the general industry
- Potential for pressure sensors in selected fields of application
- Feasibility study for a new industrial valve plant in the Middle East
- Opportunities in the global market for hydrogen transportation
- Market structures and success factors in the wind power industry worldwide