The Optima Packaging Group Gmbh Germany Has Completed The Fiscal Year 2014 With A Growth In Performance Of Around 10 Percent Consolidated Turnover For The Company Is Over Euro 330 Million Showing Positive Development During Over The Previous Year And Which Is Expected To Continue Smoothlyover 85 Percent Of The Packaging Machines Of This Company With Registered Headquarters In Schwaumlbisch Hall Are Sold As In The Previous Year Abroad The Company Employs 1900 People Worldwide 1400 Of Which Work In Schwaumlbisch Hall In Comparison With The Previous Year The Number Of Employees Worldwide Rose By Almost 6 Today Some 300 Persons Work At 13 International Locationswith Its Four Business Divisions Pharma Consumer Nonwovens And Life Science Optima Offers Branch Solutions In Packaging And Processing Fields Ldquothere Are Considerably Larger Mechanical Engineering Companies But Only A Few Of These Can Offer A Comparable Spectrum Of Individual Technological Solutionsldquo According To Hans Buumlhler Executive Director Of Optima He Recognizes The Essential Strengths Which Can Lead The Company To Expect Further Positive Business Development Also For The Coming Years Ldquoour Capacity For 2015 Confirms The Ongoing Growth Trend In Particular In The Usa We Expect Further Revitalization On The Grounds Of Economic Recoveryrdquogood Perspectives For Optimaaccording To Mr Buumlhler Ldquooptima Is Structured As Totally Flexible Such That All The Competitive Advantages Of One Field Can Be Incorporated And Utilized As Appropriate In Other Fields Where And When Applicablerdquo New Service Technologies Such As Conditionoriented Maintenance Of Machines And Digital Replacement Parts Catalogues With Additional Information And Video Instructions Provide Further Examples Of Developments The Same Applies To Customer Enquiries Which In Some Cases Can Only Be Solved Through Interdisciplinary Cooperation At Regular Intervals Optima Brings Packaging Innovations Onto The Market In February For Example A New Integrated Packaging Plant Technology Was Introduced Whereby Carton Packaging Can Be Produced Filled And Closed On One Line The Benefits In Terms Of Efficiency Of Logistics Are Enormous When Taken Into Account That Empty Packages Must No Longer Be Transported And Storedin 2015 At Optima Plans To Begin A Major Investment In Itsrsquo Infrastructure So That Purchasing Materials Management And Logistics Departments Can Be Centralized In Schwaumlbisch Hall At Present The Company Is Undertaking A Workshop Expansion Of 1000 Msup2 In Order To Expand The Nonwovens Manufacturing Area In 2014 Major Investments Were Made Primarily In The Purchase Of The Latest Metal Processing Lines And Software Solutionsthe Company Currently Has Around 170 Apprentices And Trainees 150 Of Which Are In Germany And Of Those 142 In Schwaumlbisch Hall Training At International Locations Is Undertaken In Close Cooperation With The Training Center In Schwaumlbisch Hall And Internships On Site Business Administration Trainees From Schwaumlbisch Hall Are Deployed To An Overseas Location For A Specified Time In This Way Potential Talent Is Given The Opportunity To Discover Other Countries And Cultures This Is Of Ever Increasing Importance For Globally Active Companiesin 2014 There Were Also Of Course Considerations In Respect Of Ldquosocial Aspects Of Entrepreneurial Actionldquo On The Part Of The Executive Management And Also On The Part Of Many Optima Employees As Is Tradition Numerous Local And International Projects Were Supported Again Including Meacutedecins Sans Frontiegraveres The German Bone Marrow Donor Center Dkms And Also Robotics For Schoolchildrenglobal Comparisonsthe Usa Remain The Most Important Single Market For Optima 21 Percent Of Turnover Is Attained Here 40 Percent Of Overall Sales Are Achieved In The European Market 14 Percent In Asia In Respect Of Overall Sales The Russiaukraine Crisis Has Hardly Had An Effect On The Company It Is Conspicuous That At Present There Are No Decisions Being Made On Offers Tendered In Certain Segments The Market In Africa Continues To Show New Prospects For Optimain February 2014 The German Engineering Association Vdma Reported Intact Global Economy In Net Terms Despite Various Geopolitical Crises Worldwide Economic Performance Has Increased By 33 Countries With Emerging And Developing Markets Show Diverse Figures Whereas Brazil Was Disappointing 01 India Surprised With A Growth Rate Of 58 In The Eu The Gross Domestic Product Rose By 14 The Us Economy On The Other Hand By 24 In China There Was A Real Growth Of 74in The Year 2014 The German Machinery Amp Plant Engineering Industry Increased By 2 Percent Even Though In The Last Few Years The Packaging Machine Industry Developed On The Whole At A Better Rate Than That Of The Machine Industry In General Growth And Business Prospects For Optima Are Even More Gratifying For 2015 The International Monetary Fund Imf Expects A Moderate Economic Growth In Real Terms Of 35 Percent Economists Are Especially Confident In Respect Of Development In The United States With A Gdp Increase Of 36 Percent Source Ldquovdma Current State Of The Machine Engineering Sectorrdquo Estimates Status On 3rd February 2015