Bosch today
Bosch today
Bosch today
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<strong>Bosch</strong> <strong>today</strong><br />
Key data 2010<br />
Associates 43,415<br />
Sales revenue 6,660<br />
Capital expenditure 386<br />
R & D cost 334<br />
Currency figures in millions of euros<br />
<strong>Bosch</strong>’s activities in the Industrial Technology business<br />
sector comprise automation technology, packaging technology,<br />
and photovoltaics. The <strong>Bosch</strong> subsidiary <strong>Bosch</strong><br />
Rexroth offers a complete range of drive, control, and<br />
actuation solutions based on hydraulic, electric, mechanical,<br />
and pneumatic technologies. In packaging technology,<br />
<strong>Bosch</strong> has become a specialist supplier of processing and<br />
packaging lines for the pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, and<br />
confectionery industries.<br />
Market environment has changed<br />
The crisis has rapidly and lastingly changed the market<br />
environment for our drive and control products. Asia<br />
24 | 25<br />
Pacific now offers by far the greatest growth potential<br />
for us, and there is now growing demand for solutions<br />
that combine multiple technologies. Accordingly, <strong>Bosch</strong><br />
Rexroth has repositioned itself in the market. The Mobile<br />
Applications unit offers components, modules, and systems<br />
solutions for mobile machinery, primarily for use in construction<br />
and agriculture. The new Industrial Applications<br />
unit supplies the general mechanical and industrial<br />
engineering sector with our comprehensive portfolio of<br />
drive and control technologies. The Renewable Energies