INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
Machine Tooling
World’s Most Productive Companies
Machine Tooling
Machine Tooling Companies build the cutting, forming, and fabrication equipment behind discrete manufacturing. Productivity tracks capital investment cycles and automation content.
The group was about flat in 2025, sitting about 16% above its 2019 baseline. DMG Mori stood out as a World’s Most Productive Company, reaching 1.35. Gains were concentrated in the leaders, with most of the group giving back ground.
Machine Tooling World's Most Productive Companies
Productivity Snapshot
- Machine Tooling ranks third of twenty-one Industrial Equipment peer groups in 2025, at an Industrial Productivity Index of 1.16, about 16% above its 2019 baseline.
- 2 of 5 companies grew productivity in 2025.
- It is the group’s World’s Most Productive Company: DMG Mori (1.35).
- The group held well above its 2019 baseline in 2025, led by its automation-focused tooling specialists.
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