PDF (7.3 MB) - GILDEMEISTER Interim Report 3rd Quarter 2012

Supplementary Report 105sales revenues of the gildemeister group in january and februaryin € million2009220.62010126.52011204.2Most successful in-houseexhibition of all timeThe highlight of our marketing activities at the start of the year was the traditionalin-house exhibition at deckel maho in Pfronten. With order intake of € 107.7 million(+102%) and 391 machines sold, it was the most successful in-house exhibition of alltime. dmg presented a total of 63 exhibits, including 5 world premieres. Some 5,022 nationaland international trade visitors gathered information on the full spectrum of cuttingedge technologies as well as industry-specific solutions for the aerospace, automotive,medical and “Energy Solutions” sectors. A big crowd-puller were the new xxl machines,amongst others. These mega-turning and milling centers can machine workpieces weighingup to 40 tonnes and with turning lengths of up to six metres. Structural parts of thissize are used in energy technology, as well as in vehicle and plant construction.At the imtex in Bangalore, India, which is the largest exhibition for cutting machinetools in South Asia, gildemeister presented 14 exhibits from 20 to 26 January 2011 tomainly Asian trade visitors.Our cooperation with Mori Seiki is progressing successfully long-term and isproviding further important impetus in Asia and in the usa. We are well positioned inthe market owing to the cooperation with Mori Seiki.The gildemeister Suppliers’ Day took place on 1 February 2011 during the inhouseexhibition in Pfronten. For the eleventh time the ”Supplier of the Year Award” waspresented before the invited top suppliers in the categories quality, supply performance,innovation and overall winner.In the first two months of the year, the main focus of capital expenditure wasplaced on the acquisition of a seminar and conference center for customers and businesspartners at the Pfronten site as well as the procurement of parts to maintain productionreadiness.At the start of the year we raised selling prices in “Machine Tools” and “Services”by between 1% and 5% with respect to specific markets and products.In the first two months there were no changes in the legal corporate structure or inthe organisational structure. Nor were any equity investments made.business reportSupplementary / Forecast Report