EM reports from SWITZERLAND - Setting the right motion with 'Motion Meeting Expedition 2023'

Under the theme 'Expedition 2023' this year's edition of Motion Meeting showcased recent additions to the company's product portfolio and outlined the success mantra for a robust orderbook. The post-event report reads as below...

In the quaint and picturesque town of Thun, Switzerland, there was a congregation of more than 60 journalists from around 20 countries who attended the annual press conference at the Studer headquarters in Thun/Steffisburg.

At the beginning of the Motion Meeting event, Jens Bleher, CEO, Studer greeted the press fraternity, marking the conference as a historic moment as Fritz Studer began his business at the same location exactly 111 years ago. Stating the importance of being a pioneer in cylindrical grinding since its inception, which has entrusted countless technological innovations, Bleher stated, that, "We are therefore particularly pleased that Studer succeeded in continuing its growth course in 2022 with significantly increasing sales. Also, we are very positive about the outlook for 2023. After a remarkable final spurt at the end of the year, Studer started 2023 in full momentum, with a large order backlog."

Robust Order Book

"Overall, it was the third-best year in our company's history in terms of order intake," expressed, Sandro Bottazzo, CSO, Studer. Expectations were exceeded by far in all sales regions globally. Some countries, such as Turkey even recorded the highest order intake in company history.

"All in all, in 2022, we once again succeeded in expanding our position in the most important markets in the world and increasing our market share," summarised Bottazzo.

In 2022, almost all markets showed growth in orders. New customers were responsible for 37 percent of the orders.

Furthermore, December was the second-best individual month in our history. The aerospace and energy segments significantly contributed to this positive development. The tooling, Die and