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... traditionally very broadly diversified, according to the association. Drive technology, conveyor technology, construction and building material machinery, agricultural technology, machine tools and food and packaging machinery are among the sectors in demand. The VDMA assumes that customers from the American automotive and mechanical engineering industries in particular will increase their orders from German companies. Around a third of the companies surveyed consider an investment backlog to be an important factor in increasing demand from America. The respondents see a re-industrialization of the American economy. Although this is reflected in the statistics ...