
Process automation: slight growth in incoming orders in 2025
Incoming orders for measurement technology and process automation grew in the low single-digit percentage range worldwide between January and September 2025.
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Incoming orders for measurement technology and process automation grew in the low single-digit percentage range worldwide between January and September 2025.

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