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- 190
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million euros in funding for R&D in Industry 4.0
The annual state funding for research and development in the area of Industry 4.0 is around EUR 190 million.
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- 130,000
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employees
Around 130,000 people work in the Austrian metal-working technology industry.
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- 79%
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export percentage
The export percentage in mechanical engineering is 79 % (2025).
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- 47,0
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billion euros in Production value
In 2025, the metal-working technology industry generated production value of EUR 47.0 billion.
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| Electrical and electronics industry – Key data for 2025 | |
| Production value | 23.6 billion euros |
| Employees | 71,932 |
| Exports | 19.7 billion euros |
| Turnover | 27.2 billion euros |
| Metal-working technology industry – Key data for 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Production value | 47.0 billion euros |
| Euros R&D expenditure | 2.4 billion euros |
| Percentage of family-run businesses | 85% |
| Employees | 130,000 |
| TOP 10 sales markets and exports for machines | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Germany | 6,571 million euros |
| 2. | USA | 2,590 million euros |
| 3. | China | 2,087 million euros |
| 4. | Italy | 1,148 million euros |
| 5. | France | 1,101 million euros |
| 6. | Poland | 952 million euros |
| 7. | Switzerland | 894 million euros |
| 8. | GB | 814 million euros |
| 9. | Czech Republic | 783 million euros |
| 10. | Spain | 600 million euros |
| The ten largest companies in the Austrian machinery industry by net revenue in Million Euro (2025) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andritz AG | 7,883.10 |
| 2. | Palfinger AG | 2,339.30 |
| 3. | Engel Ludwig GmbH & Co KG | 2,275.00 |
| 4. | Innio Group Holding GmbH | 1,400.00 |
| 5. | Doppelmayr Holding SE | 1,197.90 |
| 6. | TGW Logistics | 1,069.90 |
| 7. | Stihl Tirol GmbH | 852.80 |
| 8. | Liebherr Werk Nenzing GmbH | 746.60 |
| 9. | Plasser & Theurer Export von Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH | 730.70 |
| 10. | Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH | 653.80 |
Last update : 2026-08-25