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Industrial hub · 2026

Manufacturing in Graz / Steiermark: OEE benchmarks, plants and incentives (2026)

Regional figures for Graz / Steiermark, the OEE ranges that apply to its dominant sectors, the plants that set the local benchmark, and the Austria incentives a monitoring project can use.

Manufacturing employment in Graz / Steiermark
122.4
thousand persons · manufacturing employment (NACE C, employed persons)
2024 · ec.europa.eu

Leading sectors and the OEE ranges that apply

SectorTypical OEEWorld-class targetDominant lossA × P × Q
automotive (contract manufacturing)
Automotive (Tier-1 assembly)
70–85%85%Changeover & minor stops92% × 95% × 99.5%
powertrain engineering
Metal fabrication / machine shop
45–65%78%Setup & idling85% × 88% × 96%
plant engineering
Metal fabrication / machine shop
45–65%78%Setup & idling85% × 88% × 96%
paper & wood
Continuous process (chemical, pulp)
80–92%92%Unplanned stops95% × 97% × 99.5%

Plants that set the local benchmark

CompanySiteSectorSource
Magna SteyrGrazautomotivemagna.com
AVL ListGrazpowertrain / test systemsavl.com
ANDRITZGrazplant engineeringandritz.com

Downtime cost calculator: Austria defaults

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Funding and incentives for monitoring projects (status October 2026)

Programmes a production-monitoring or OEE project can use. Status was checked on the operator's page in October 2026; anything we could not confirm is marked unverified.

ProgrammeOperatorWhat it fundsStatusSource
UFI - Energiesparmassnahmen in Betrieben (Umweltfoerderung im Inland)Kommunalkredit Public Consulting / BMK15% large / 20% medium / 25% small up to EUR 150k, 30% above; investment EUR 10,000 - <EUR 1m; MSR-Technik eligible as part of an efficiency measureopen
open (Infoblatt version 04/2026)
umweltfoerderung.at
Energiemanagement - Flexibilisierung im Verteilnetz (Betriebe)Klima- und Energiefonds via umweltfoerderung.atnon-repayable grant for automated, communication-capable energy-management systems in businesses on low-voltage grid levels 6-7; rate not statedopen
open to 15 Apr 2027
umweltfoerderung.at
KMU.DIGITALaws / BMWETSME digital consulting and implementation grantsclosed
closed - budget exhausted, discontinued from 2027
kmudigital.at

Trade shows and events 2026–2027

EventCityDatesSource
SMART Automation Austria 2027Wels (AT), Messe Wels11-13 May 2027smart-messe.at
HANNOVER MESSE 2027Hannover (DE)5-8 April 2027hannovermesse.de
SPS - Smart Production Solutions 2026Nuremberg (DE)24-26 November 2026sps.mesago.com

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Sources and method

Figures are quoted as published, with the year and unit of each source; we do not convert currencies or estimate missing values. OEE ranges follow the oee-benchmark.org editorial process. Published by TEEPTRAK SAS, which sells production-monitoring and OEE software.

Data checked October 2026

  1. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/sdmx/2.1/data/nama_10r_3empers/A.THS.EMP.C.AT12?format=JSON&startPeriod=2022&lang=en
  2. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/sdmx/2.1/data/nama_10r_3empers/A.THS.EMP.C.AT13?format=JSON&startPeriod=2022&lang=en
  3. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/sdmx/2.1/data/nama_10r_3empers/A.THS.EMP.C.AT22?format=JSON&startPeriod=2022&lang=en
  4. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/sdmx/2.1/data/nama_10r_3empers/A.THS.EMP.C.AT31?format=JSON&startPeriod=2022&lang=en
  5. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/sdmx/2.1/data/nama_10r_3empers/A.THS.EMP.C.AT33?format=JSON&startPeriod=2022&lang=en
  6. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_eb_ain2/default/table
  7. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lc_lci_lev/default/table
  8. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_a10/default/table
  9. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_a10_e/default/table
  10. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_a64/default/table
  11. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_pc_205/default/table
  12. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table
  13. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/industrial-robots-in-operation-per-1000-employees.csv?v=1&csvType=full&useColumnShortNames=false
  14. https://sps.mesago.com/nuernberg/en.html
  15. https://www.andritz.com/
  16. https://www.avl.com/
  17. https://www.bmwgroup-werke.com/steyr/
  18. https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.at/
  19. https://www.doka.com/
  20. https://www.engelglobal.com/
  21. https://www.hannovermesse.de/en/for-visitors/opening-hours/
  22. https://www.kmudigital.at/
  23. https://www.magna.com/
  24. https://www.manner.com/
  25. https://www.mobility.siemens.com/
  26. https://www.plansee.com/
  27. https://www.sandoz.com/
  28. https://www.sbo.at/
  29. https://www.semperitgroup.com/
  30. https://www.smart-messe.at/de/
  31. https://www.statistik.at
  32. https://www.swarovski.com/
  33. https://www.umweltfoerderung.at/betriebe/energiemanagement-fuer-betriebe
  34. https://www.umweltfoerderung.at/fileadmin/user_upload/umweltfoerderung/betriebe/Energiesparen_in_Betrieben/UFI_Standardfall_Infoblatt_ENERGSPA.pdf
  35. https://www.voestalpine.com/
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