The value chain is identical for all target markets of our group, but the group covers different elements of this value chain depending on market segment, application or customer.

In the automotive industry and in medical technology, for example, involvement generally starts with consulting services during product development and concludes with the supply of the finished components, subassemblies or systems.

By contrast, in certain consumer goods applications the assignment can be confined to producing and qualifying high-performance molds with the objective of significantly improving the customer’s production performance.