Perspectives for general industry

Engineering Markets

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.

Key topics
  • Electrification
  • Efficiency
  • Sustainability
  • New energy sources such as hydrogen and ammonia
  • Condition monitoring / automation / digitalization
  • Additive manufacturing / 3D printing
  • Internationalization

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

  • Raw materials
  • Shaping and molding processes
  • Auxiliaries and consumables
  • C parts and components
  • Machines
  • System integration
  • Plant engineering
  • Maintenance, repair and overhaul

Value Chain

  • 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

Exemplary studies

Machinery
  • Opportunities in the market for refrigeration technology in the DACH-region
  • Market structures and success factors in the wind power industry worldwide
  • Market size and sales strategy for a manufacturer of wire drawing machines in Africa
  • Evaluation of market opportunities for inline flexographic printing presses

C-Parts / components
  • Potential for pressure sensors in selected fields of application
  • Identification of market opportunities and potential for control valves in China across 15 industries
  • Feasibility study for a new industrial valve plant in the Middle East
  • The market for premium plastic parts in medical devices
  • Overview of the global market for sealing components
  • Structure and size of the global market for grease

Aggregates
  • Opportunities in the global market for hydrogen transportation
  • Business strategy for a leading seat manufacturer for automotive and non-automotive segments
  • Opportunities for a compressor manufacturer in the Chinese market
  • Substitution potential for e-motors in the driveline for mobile machinery
  • Market conditions for a supplier of transmission components in workboats