
Just a Few Sentences from VDMA at The Turn of The Year 2018/2019
The challenges for the textile machinery industry are manifold with a view to 2019.
The political and economic framework conditions have deteriorated, incoming orders in important markets are difficult to predict. Markets that have so far been less in focus have to be observed and worked on more intensively. Digitalization requires the design of business processes and models. At the same time, the recruitment and retention of both academic and industrial junior staff is becoming a permanent task for companies.
The ITMA ASIA was the most important marketing and sales event for the industry in 2018 - albeit in China in a demand environment that is currently declining in many segments. Nevertheless, in a VDMA survey, 74% of participants rated the number of visitors to their own stand as...