At Chinaplas, Engel sees COVID accelerating digitally connected factories
Rebecca Kanthor
Gero Willmeroth, president of East Asia and Oceania for Austrian press maker Engel, said at the Chinaplas fair that he sees COVID-19 accelerating industry trends toward digitally connected factories.
Shenzhen, China — One of the stronger manufacturing trends propelled by the global pandemic has been the push toward digitalization and remote collaboration for many multinational companies. That's certainly been true for Austrian machinery company Engel Holding GmbH.
It was on display in the company's presence at the Chinaplas 2021 show in Shenzhen, where Engel was exhibiting as part of the Industry 4.0 Factory of the Future joint booth.