Is there a difference in the approach to automation in manufacturing between the Czech Republic and other countries in the region, such as Hungary and Slovakia?

For industry, digitalization is key to staying cost competitive, but it is also a tool to serve customer needs, increase efficiency and quality.

The automotive industry is still clearly dominant in automation, but the food industry has undergone tremendous development on an international level.

The manufacturing industry of Central Europe shows an improving form. Hungary's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) began to rise significantly: the value of 63.1 in December is higher than the long-term average. Also, it exceeds the standard of the previous three months. The Czech Republic manufacturing PMI increased to 42.6 in December, pointing to the seventh straight month of contraction in manufacturing activity.

If we don't have data, our business is as if it doesn't exist.

Machine purchases are primarily influenced by confidence in the future, which has had several reasons to waver recently. Many industrial companies use their existing resources for energy efficiency investments, but some have accumulated raw materials.