• As one of leading sites for production technology, Baden- Württemberg offers great potential in the field of control engineering.

• There are over 950 businesses in the south-west of Germany working in the manufacture and development of measurement, control, navigation and similar instruments and devices, as well as in the manufacture of industrial process control equipment. Businesses in Baden-Württemberg therefore account for over a quarter of the sector.

• Baden-Württemberg’s companies generate over 5,8 billion Euros, almost one third of turnover in the sector in Germany, and employ over 33,000 people.

• In addition to major players in the sector, such as Robert Bosch GmbH, Carl Zeiss AG and Festo AG & Co. KG, a plethora of extremely successful medium-sized enterprises working world- wide also have their headquarters in Baden-Württemberg.

• Control engineering enterprises find Baden-Württemberg provides an ideal location because of the density of enterprises in important customer sectors such the automotive industry, mechanical engineering, medical technology and environmental technology which is unique in the world.

WZ-Code: 33.2; 33.3
* Enterprises with at least 17,500 Euros of taxable turnover andor/ employees liable for social security contributions
Source: Baden-Württemberg Office of Statistics, Eurostat