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The manufacturing economy has faced a series of challenges over the past three years, constricting growth of the precision gearbox market. However, to generate additional revenue streams, precision gearbox manufacturers have been taking proactive measures.

The TDF Group concluded the 2025 financial year with a turnover of around 73 million euros, thus consolidating its sustainable growth in a very special year: the company’s 50th anniversary.

Pump and valve manufacturer KSB continues its path of growth: In the 2025 financial year, the company passed the € 3 billion mark in both order intake and, for the first time, sales revenue. The SDAX-listed Group also increased its EBIT (earnings before finance income / expense and income tax).

The motion controls market had a difficult year in 2025. Interact Analysis experts report that the market contracted by -2.0%, although this is an improvement from the -6.5% contraction seen in 2024. The further fallout from supply chain issues post COVID-19, as well as multiple elections and policy shifts, contributed to economic uncertainty that bled through from 2024 to 2025.

In the past fiscal year, GEA achieved significant growth and further profitability gains. In particular, the technology company substantially increased order intake, with all divisions contributing.

Continued growth is anticipated in the high-efficiency motor market between 2026 and 2030, according to the latest research report from Interact Analysis. The market intelligence specialist is cautiously optimistic about the outlook for the sector and forecasts a strong year in 2026, with revenues expected to climb by 15%.

Xylem recently reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results. The Company’s fourth-quarter revenue of $2.4 billion was driven by strong execution. Fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share were up 20% driven by productivity and price.

Despite the challenging environment, pump and valve manufacturer KSB closed out the 2025 financial year with growth levels above the previous year. The positive business development was also confirmed in the fourth quarter of 2025. The company increased key financial figures for order intake, sales revenue as well as earnings before finance income / expense and income tax (EBIT) compared with 2024.

Pump and valve manufacturer KSB continued the positive trend of the first half of 2025 in the third quarter too, despite facing challenging conditions. Order intake, sales revenue and earnings before finance income / expense and income tax (EBIT), adjusted for the costs of introducing SAP S/4HANA, were up on the comparative prior-year period.

Water is a vital, indispensable resource—for us humans, of course, but also for the economy. The management and protection of water resources, ecosystems, and drinking water is one of the cornerstones of environmental protection and is becoming increasingly important. The market for water treatment solutions is therefore growing rapidly, but at the same time is extremely fragmented, as there are so many different suppliers.