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1. After the Election: What’s
Next for Manufacturing?

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4. • Larry Turner,
President and
CEO, Hannover Fairs
USA, Inc.
• Bob Vavra,
Plant Engineering Content
Manager and Moderator
Speakers

5. After the Election: What’s
Next for Manufacturing?
Bob Vavra
Content Manager, Plant Engineering

6. Where we stand today
• Manufacturing is on the upswing:
• ISM data positive for four straight years
• „Rightshoring‟ of jobs continues
• Manufacturing gaining attention

7. 2012 Salary Survey data:
Conditions improving

8. 2012 Salary Survey data:
New manufacturing regions

9. 2012 Salary Survey data:
A focus on quality, safety

10. 2012 Salary Survey data:
And still, our biggest issue…

11. After the Election: What’s
Next for Manufacturing?
Larry Turner
President and CEO
Hannover Fairs USA, Inc.

12. Challenging Environment
• Continued uncertainty in the United States
• US economy is forecast for modest growth in
2013 (<2%) *
– Slow first half with improvement later in the year
• Advanced economies forecast for modest
growth in 2013 (<1.5%) *
• Need for manufacturers to continue improving
efficiencies
* Source: www.conference-board.org

13. Opportunities
• Emerging and developing economies projected average growth of
5% in 2013 *
– China -- 7.5%
– India -- 4.7%
– Other developing Asia -- 5.0%
– Latin America -- 3.0%
– Middle East -- 2.2%
– Africa -- 4.2%
– Russia, Central Asia & -- 2.9%
Southeast Europe
• Leverage international growth and diversification through increased
export activty
• US Government is “here to help”
* Source: www.conference-board.org

14. Federal Government Initiatives
• National Export Initiative – released in 2010 with goal
of doubling US exports in 5 years (export.gov/nei/)
• Execution through State Trade & Export Program
(STEP)
– Managed through SBA (http://www.sba.gov/content/state-trade-
and-export-promotion-step-fact-sheet)
– Support small firms grow exports
• Manufacturing: Maximum number of employees may range from
500 to 1500, depending on the type of product manufactured
– Administered by each state – contact your State Economic
Development Organization for more information

15. STEP – What type of support?
• Support for small business participation in foreign
trade missions and foreign market sales trips
• Subscription to services by the Department of
Commerce
• Website translation fees
• Design of international marketing media
• Trade show exhibitions
• Participation in training workshops
• Other export initiatives determined to be
appropriate by the SBA

16. Deutsche Messe Worldwide

17. 11 flagship fairs
17

18. The five core themes of HANNOVER MESSE 2013
HANNOVER MESSE 2013
Research and
Development
Industrial
Supply, Prod
uction
Technologies
and Services
Power
Transmission
and Control
Energy and
Environ-
mental
Technology
Industrial
Automation
and IT

19. Lead theme for HANNOVER MESSE 2013
Integrated
Industry
• Integration of IT
into all industrial processes
• Intelligent networking of
work pieces, components and
machines
• Communication across industry
and enterprise boundaries

20. Partner Country Russia
• World‟s sixth-largest economy
• economic growth: 3.5 % per year
• gross domestic product 2011: about USD 1.884 trillion
• Russia largely unaffected by European debt crisis
• Europe‟s biggest gas supplier – key role in energy system
transformation
• Top industrial sectors
• Mechanical and plant engineering
• Chemicals and petrochemicals industry
• Automotive manufacturing
• Russia‟s participation at HANNOVER MESSE is a key part of the
overall Year of Russia in Germany and Year of Germany in Russia
2012-13 program
• Focus on green technologies: 2013 Year of Sustainability in
Russia
• Opportunity for new, long-term contacts and partnerships
• Russia‟s input coordinated by Russian Ministry of Industry and
Trade

21. Thank You
Larry Turner
President & CEO
Hannover Fairs USA, Inc.
LTurner@hfusa.com
609.987.1202

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23. • Larry Turner,
President and
CEO, Hannover Fairs
USA, Inc.
• Bob Vavra,
Plant Engineering Content
Manager and Moderator
Speakers

24. After the Election: What’s
Next for Manufacturing?