Mechanical engineering NRW: Positive May despite continuing crises
In May 2022, incoming orders in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in North Rhine-Westphalia were 12 percent higher than in the same month of the previous year.
In May 2022, incoming orders in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in North Rhine-Westphalia were 12 percent higher than in the same month of the previous year.
Mechanical engineering and production technology are dynamic branches of industry with a high degree of innovation. As a cross-sector industry and technology leader in many areas, they integrate the latest findings into systems and products. They supply almost all sectors of the economy with the necessary production technologies and act as drivers of innovation.
With its outstanding location factors, North Rhine-Westphalia offers those opportunities that are necessary for the development and creation of innovative products, processes, business models and services.
As the largest industrial employer and enabler for numerous other sectors, mechanical and plant engineering is already a cross-sector driver of innovation in North Rhine-Westphalia. Industry and science are closely networked and work together in a practical manner – a key to the success of NRW as a location for innovation.
Order intake in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in North Rhine-Westphalia was down 3 percent in February 2022 compared with the same month a year earlier.
Order intake in North Rhine-Westphalia’s mechanical and plant engineering sector in April 2022 was 20 percent below the level of the same month a year earlier.
In March 2022, new orders in North Rhine-Westphalia’s mechanical and plant engineering sector were 6 percent below the level of the same month a year earlier.